May 24th - 4th Annual Historic Georgetown Railroad & Mining Days Pack Burro Race
Georgetown, Colorado
Approx 8 miles from Georgetown to Empire and back.
Weigh-in time:  10:00 am
Start time:  11:00 am
Link to the race registration (print and/or download) -- 2008 Georgetown Race Registration
 
Contact: Bill Lee (Red Tail) - (800)550-1820
Check out Bill's website -- www.laughingvalleyranch.com.
 

Cripple Creek will not be holding their races this year
 

Sunday, July 20th  Idaho Springs, Colorado
Idaho springs, Colorado
4-6 miles - Great distance for 1st timers
Weigh In:  10:30am
Middle school parking lot (near the USFS Visitor Center) - exit 240 off I-70
Parade - All entrants must participate in the Parade before the burro race
Race Start: 1:00 pm
Contact: Bill Lee (Red Tail) - (800)550-1820
Check out Bill's website -- Check out Bill's website -- www.laughingvalleyranch.com.
 

Sunday, July 27th
Burro Days "World Championship" Pack Burro Race -
Fairplay, Colorado
1st Leg of Triple Crown of pack burro races.
60th year!   29-mile course over rough terrain and elevation gain to 13,000 ft summit of Mosquito Pass.
Also a Short course (15 miles). Both start/end in front of historic Hand Hotel in Fairplay.
Attention!! The Hand Hotel Purse and "Champion's Challenge":
In an effort to encourage more participation in the historic Fairplay Long Course, Dale and Kathy Fitting have decided to sponsor some very cool prizes for the Fairplay race. These are in addition to the prizes offered by the Burro Days Committee. The Hand Hotel Purse will consist of (3)$500 prizes awarded randomly to those teams finishing the Long Course of the Fairplay race. Every team finishing the long course has a shot at claiming one of these prizes, so start training! In addition, they will also institute the "Champion's Challenge" which will be an additional $500 prize if the Long Course winner breaks the all-time record for the current Mosquito Pass out and back course. The record time of 3:44:18 is currently held by Tom Sobal and Maynard and was set in 1989. $500 will be added yearly until the all-time record is broken. $250 will be awarded if the Long Course winner beats the winning time from the previous year(but not the all-time record). This prize will also accumulate from year to year until the prize is won. Think of it as the burro racing powerball!
Weigh In:  8:30 am
Race Start: 10:30 am
Registration Fee: $40
Race Director : Ralph herzog -719-836-2659
www.burrodays.com
 

Sunday, August 3rd
Boom Days Pack Burro Race
Leadville, Colorado
2nd Leg of Triple Crown .
Open and Women's races. Open course - 22 miles following 4-wheel drive roads to summit of Mosquito Pass through historic mining district. Women's course- 15 miles on roads w/ trail loop around Bald Mountain. Both courses bring both men and women back to town down, notorious mining area of California Gulch.
Weigh In:  9:00 am
Weight of pack saddle and gear must be 33 pounds for standard and mammoth donkeys, and include pick, shovel, and pan. Post race weigh in required for winners.
Race Start Open: 11:00 am
Race Start Women: 11:15 AM
Race Director:  Dave TenEyck  303-437-9898

There will be added prize dollars courtesy of the Climax Mine, owned by Freeport MacMoRan, the Tommy Knocker Brewery, and People's Bank in Leadville.