Atokad Downs

Atokad Downs in South Sioux City, NE

Atokad Downs is a horse racing facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The original 5/8 mile track was built in 1956 at a cost of $250,000 and featured grandstands for 2,600 spectators and barns for 500 horses.[1]

Aerial view of the facility in 1993

Atokad (Dakota spelled backwards) ran live racing continuously until 2012, when only one live race was held to keep their simulcast rights for the remainder of the year. That year, the Ho-Chunk tribe purchased the property and closed the track with future plans to open a casino on the site. Ho-Chunk resumed live racing in 2016 with one meeting on a shortened one furlong track,[2] and continued to hold one meeting each year on this track until 2025 when racing was moved to a new 5/8 mile track a short distance away.[3][4]

42°26′32″N 96°25′48″W / 42.442087°N 96.429950°W / 42.442087; -96.429950

References

  1. ^ Atokad Park, an important piece of our history, enterprisepub.com, 1 August 2012
  2. ^ Writer, Staff. "Horse race in South Sioux City to keep casino hopes alive". Daily Commercial. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  3. ^ Chinn, Travis (May 10, 2024). "Atokad Park holds live horse racing for 9th year". Siouxland Proud. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  4. ^ Publisher, MICHAEL CARNES/Star (2025-08-13). "New Atokad track galloping toward Saturday opening". Dakota County Star. Retrieved 2025-08-18.


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