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Shaffer Standardbreds is a family affair. The Pennsylvania-based breeding facility—located in the hamlet of McClellandtown, just 40 miles from The Meadows harness racing venue—is overseen by 21-year-old Jacob Shaffer and his brother Kolt, 27. Jacob says his entire life has been “horses, horses, horses.” “I went to Albert Gallatin High School,” Jacob said. “And I

CIRCLEVILLE, OH – With the Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale less than 24 hours away, the harness racing consignors who know these colts and fillies best, weighed in on their selections on who may emerge from Friday’s (Sept. 15) sale as ‘the one to watch.’ The hardworking men and women that breed, foal, raise and

The Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale takes place today (Friday, Sept. 15) at the Pickaway Ag Center, Circleville, Ohio as the focus of many of the Buckeye state’s Standardbred owners and trainers has turned to a search for the next champion harness horse.

An online PDF sale catalog for the upcoming annual Ohio Selected Jug Sale is now available on the Ohio Harness Horse Breeders website. The link: click here which will access the full sale harness racing catalog and can be downloaded for quick viewing. The sale is set for Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Pickaway Agriculture

The 4th annual Next Generation harness racing events at Eldorado Scioto Downs will be held Saturday (July 1). First post is 5:50 p.m. with the $150,000 2-year-old filly pace going off as race 3 and the $150,000 2-year-old filly trot going behind the gate for race 7. Each pacing filly in the field has qualified