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All eyes in the horse racing world may have been focused on Churchill Downs Saturday afternoon (May 5), but in the harness racing world the main attraction was at Miami Valley Raceway in Ohio where there were $535,000 in stakes events. The main attraction was the $100,000 second annual Pacey "The Wizard" Mindlin Pace Baby

Grove City, OH – Two Ohio freshman harness racing divisional winners will start the defense of their titles in the opening leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes, on Saturday, May 4 at Miami Valley Gaming. Seaside Diva the Two-Year-Old Filly Pacer of the Year has won her first two starts of the year while Clever

Ohio’s top 2023 pacers opened Ohio Sires Stakes action with wins on Saturday, May 4 at Miami Valley Gaming, including Pepsi North America Cup eligible Clever Cody, who turned in a dominating performance to win his season debut.

Not only did Rose Run Zane (Racing Hill) notch his fourth straight harness racing win Thursday (April 25) at Miami Valley Raceway, but it was also the second series final that the three-year-old has captured this month. It was just two starts back on April 11 that Rose Run Zane and regular driver Austin Hanners

There was no way that anyone was going to pass Rose Run Zane (Racing Hill) as harness racing driver Austin Hanners sent the three-year-old gelding to the front and despite constant pressure to retain the lead, was able to wire the field and win the $35,000 final of the George Williams Memorial Thursday at Miami

Designer Specs and driver Skip DeMull captured the $9,500 Open Trot in 1:57.3 on Friday night (Oct. 20) at Northville Downs. 

Designer Specs and driver Skip DeMull captured the Open Trot and Danikova and driver Justin Irvine snagged the Mares Open Pace Friday (Oct. 14) night at Northville Downs.

Trainer/driver Dan Venier's homebred Herecomescharlie B cruised to victory in the $9,500 Open Trot on Friday night (Sept. 29), completing the mile in 1:56 flat. 

While the main event was one for the record books, the undercard for the 2023 Little Brown Jug on Thursday, Sept. 21 definitely had its share of memorable moments.

The Delaware Ohio Fair hosted 24 races on Thursday, Sept. 21 and along with the three heats and the final of the Little Brown Jug, there were numerous other stakes events on the harness racing card. Here are some of the bigger stakes results. Janelle Granny and Rose Run Zane take Ohio Breeders Sophomore Colt