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Black Magic sat patiently through the first three-quarters before making a charge down the stretch to win the $75,000 Ohio Sires Stakes fourth leg for two-year-old colt trotters at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday, Sept. 9.

Charlie May has enjoyed a good amount of success at Eldorado Scioto Downs during his career and breeder/owner Don Tiger hopes that equates to a homefield advantage Saturday when Ohio’s 2021 Horse of the Year meets six foes in the $200,000 Jim Ewart Memorial for older male pacers.

Shane Paul has enjoyed his share of success in sports, whether it be in wrestling or horse racing. But when trotter Aftermeyourfirst won a conditioned race recently at Eldorado Scioto Downs, it was unlike anything the Ohio resident experienced before.

A pair of top notch $100,000 invitational paces took center stage at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday (Aug. 19). Tattoo Artist won the #Senditin Invitational for male pacers while Test Of Faith set a new track record in the Cleopatra Invitational for mares.

A Real Legend put together a legendary performance in just his fifth start of his career as he set a new world record in the Ohio Sires Stakes at MGM Northfield Park on Monday night (Aug. 15).

Down from $211M in 2021 Hollywood Columbus in Ohio, July's top venue.

Two legs of the Ohio Sires Stakes are in the books for freshman trotting fillies and Truly Relentless is two for two.  Three divisions went to the gate at Eldorado Scioto Downs Thursday (July 28) night, each carrying a purse of $40,000.

It was a night to be a favourite in the opening leg of Ohio Sires Stakes action for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters.  John Dutton, Rumble Strips and Black Magic were winners in the three divisions at MGM Northfield Park Monday night. 

The magic winning time was 1:53.2 in each of the three $40,000 divisions of the Ohio Sires Stakes for two-year-old filly pacers on Friday (July 15) at Eldorado Scioto Downs. 

Thirty-one of Ohio’s brightest two-year-olds went behind the gate in four divisions of the $150,000 Next Generation at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Monday.