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The draw for the first three harness racing cards of the 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet have been completed, with 16 races scheduled for each night. “We had 267 horses in the box for Thursday, so there was quite a bit of shuffling races around and re-writing them for Friday,” explained Jason Roth, Scioto’s […]
Eldorado Scioto Downs has a new nomination structure for the Next Generation harness racing events that will be held on Saturday, July 6. The Next Generation is for Ohio sired 2-year-olds with all four divisions represented. Horsemen can purchase a spot in the division of their choosing by April 15 for $8,000. Or, if you […]
Eldorado Scioto Downs will host 19 harness racing divisions of the Ohio State Fair races this weekend, Thursday-Saturday (August 3-5). Horse racing was held at the Ohio State Fairgrounds from the late 1860s through 1984. In 1985, the State Fair Races moved to Scioto. The Ohio State Fair runs through Sunday, August 6. The 2-year-old […]
Slots for the 4th annual Next Generation, to be held on Saturday, July 1 at Eldorado Scioto Downs, will be up for bid during a special Preferred Equine Online harness racing auction on Wednesday (June 21) at 3:00 p.m. A minimum starting bid of $10,000 must be placed on the available slots. Any amount bid […]
Refined (Uncle Peter) made her first harness racing start back in three months an impressive one, leaving from the eight hole to win by two lengths in 1:52 on Eldorado Scioto Downs’ opening night. Driven by Tyler Smith for trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr., Refined went off at 5/2 and paid $7.60 to win the $30,000 […]
Columbus, OH — Jenna Otten has joined Eldorado Scioto Downs as the harness racing on-air host. Otten, a recent graduate of Olivet College, will periodically travel to Caesars Entertainment’s other Standardbred racing properties, Harrah’s Hoosier Park and Harrah’s Philadelphia, during their racing seasons. She will also gain experience at Horseshoe Indianapolis, shadowing Racing Analyst & […]
Nominations for the $150,000 Next Generation races at Eldorado Scioto Downs are due May 1. The harness racing events, held on Saturday, July 1, is for 2-year-old Ohio-sired horses, with four divisions for each sex and gait combination. Nominators purchase one of nine slots for $10,000 and do not need to name the horse until dropping […]
Live racing returns to Eldorado Scioto Downs with opening week racing held on Thursday, Friday & Saturday, May 12-14. First post will be 3:15 p.m each day. Grandstand construction is under way, so those wishing to watch live racing will park near and enter at the clubhouse on the south side of the property. “The […]
The first qualifying session at Eldorado Scioto Downs will be on Sunday, May 8 starting at 1 p.m. The box will close in one week, on Friday, May 6 at 11 a.m. “After this first session, qualifying days will move to Saturdays at 1:15 p.m.,” said Jason Roth, Scioto’s Director of Racing. “Then, when the […]
Payments are due for the Next Generation & Ohio State Fair at Scioto Downs from Eldorado Scioto Downs Payments must be postmarked by March 15, 2022, for the Next Generation and Ohio State Fair Stakes at Eldorado Scioto Downs this summer. The Next Generation, which debuted in 2020, is for 2-year-old Ohio bred pacers and […]
Eldorado Scioto Downs has seen some blistering miles this year and Saturday (June 26) was no different – with two new national seasons marks being set. The first was by Herculisa in race three, the first $50,000 division of the Ohio Sires Stakes (OHSS) for 3-year-old trotting fillies. Not only did her 1:52 mile make […]
The draw for the four divisions of The Next Generation is coming up on Tuesday (June 29). Races will be held over the 4th of July weekend, which historically had been the timing for the first leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-olds. The trot races will be held on Friday, July 2 with the pace divisions held on Saturday, […]
