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Midway through, the 2023 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet is showing monumental gains over 2022 numbers.

One of the most exciting times of year in harness racing comes in early to mid-summer, when the latest crop of North American 2-year-olds begin to emerge. The Meadowlands’ Kindergarten Series is often the first stop for these youngsters, who will be making their pari-mutuel debuts on Friday night, July 7th, at The Big M,

The first leg of Ohio Sires Stakes for two-year-old colt and filly pacers opened on Saturday, July 8 at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Fresh off her victory in the Next Generation, Magestic Seas made it look easy, scoring her second win in as many starts.

Deep in the files of something not seen every day in harness racing lays a folder, likely covered in dust, with information on stallions racing on the same card as several of his progeny. Even deeper in the filing cabinet, likely yielding cobwebs, is the folder containing information that not one but four of his

There were four $150,000 divisions of the Next Generation Stakes at Scioto Downs as two-year-old harness racing got into high gear in Ohio Saturday night (Jul. 1). The night of stakes kicked off with the rookie filly pacers lining up in the first Next Generation dash, and it was debutante Magestic Seas (Downbytheseaside, Ronnie Wrenn

I'm not saying he's harness racing's second coming of Walner, but the Swedish G1-winning son of Cantab Hall in Volstead sure is making a statement with his freshman crop. Fresh off the back of a sensational debut win from his down-under daughter, Empire City, on Friday night (Jun. 30) at Addington Raceway against aged competition,

Two-year-olds were in the spotlight during Eldorado Scioto Downs's Saturday night stakes action competing in $150,000 divisions of the Next Generation while the Ohio Sires Stakes featured three-year-old pacing colts in a pair of $55,000 races.

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

The heady ascension in the harness racing stallion ranks gained further momentum for the Swedish G1 winning Sire, Volstead (Cantab Hall), with a stylish winning debut from his two-year-old daughter, Empire City, at Addington Raceway tonight (30th June). The Phil Williamson-trained juvenile was having her first race day appearance under the bright lights at headquarters

The progeny of up-and-coming freshman trotting sire Volstead (Cantab Hall) have continued to make waves around the harness racing world. First, it was in the Southern Hemisphere where the Mark and Nathan Purdon trained we can have it all claimed the first major 2YO New Zealand Trotting stake with We Can Have It All, a