As a new race season rapidly approaches, Miami Valley Gaming & Racing and the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association jointly announce a 30% purse increase from prior year which will surely attract an abundance of quality racing interests to the upcoming meet beginning January 9th. "It is a pleasure to see the loyalties of our Ohio based horsemen rewarded." OHHA representative Brett Merkle remarks, "it is refreshing to know our purses double as soon as Miami Valley’s meet opens; it really gives the horsemen a serious race program to train towards." Helen Carlo, MVG's Racing Operations Manager reports, "our third consecutive year of higher purses is driven by the continued success of our property's VLT revenues. It is a pleasure to see our Ohio-based horsemen rewarded."
Veteran race maker Gregg Keidel, wasted no time in drawing the framework for Miami Valley’s racing program. A total of 30 late-closing events for a wide variety of horses are scheduled throughout the season which will contribute to the competitive overnight racing that Miami Valley fans are already accustomed to over the lightning fast five-eighths mile oval. Other highlights include the $35,000 finals of the James K. Hackett Memorials for Ohio-sired sophomore pacing colts and fillies, multiple $40,000 divisions of first leg Ohio Sire Stakes races for three-year-old pacers and trotters, and a pair of $100,000 plus Grand Circuit races for the continent's best pacing trotting mares on closing day and more…. In addition to closer series and stakes action, day in and day out overnights will strike a balance between Ohio restricted and Open opportunities.
A dress rehearsal session including non-betting qualifying races will prime the action on Wednesday, January 6th with a 2:05 post time.
The track will be open for training hours from January 4th to January 8th from 7:30am—11:30am.
