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Alexandra Goldin's pacer Marco Beach not only wired the field in Sunday's featured $10,959 Winners Over Pace at Shenandoah Downs, but he shattered the previous track record by two-fifths of a second when he crossed the finish line three lengths the best in 1:51.4.

The following events are planned for April 25-28:

Woodstock, Virginia resident Barry Shrum scored his first win ever as a harness horse owner and trainer on Sunday, April 22 at Shenandoah Downs.

Tony and Mary Schadel's Aflame Hanover equalled a Shenandoah Downs track record time of 1:52.1 in Sunday's $10,811 Winner's Over pacing feature, which highlighted the ninth season opening race weekend in Woodstock, Virginia.

Shenandoah Downs raises the curtain on its ninth season of pari-mutuel harness racing this weekend in Woodstock, Virginia.

Shenandoah Downs will open for its second spring season of harness racing on Saturday at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock.

Racing applications for the upcoming spring harness racing season at Virginia's Shenandoah Downs are now available online and are due to the racing office by March 2.

The Virginia Harness Horse Association announced that $700,000 in certified bonus monies for foals of 2020 and 2021 will be distributed from races held in 2023.

The Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA), which introduced a lucrative Sired Stakes program in 2022, announced that 19 stallions will be standing in the state for the 2024 breeding season.

Gregory Pecs, one of the most successful sires in Virginia's 26-year history of pari-mutuel harness racing, passed away earlier this month at the age of​​ 21.