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The following events are planned this weekend:

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Racing at Shenandoah Downs took on a whole new look this past weekend.

The Shenandoah Downs race season for the fall just started, and Steve Wetzel's team already has victories in their debut.

The Florida Amateur Driving Club (FADC), left “homeless” with the closure of Pompano Park last year, was ‘“reincarnated” months ago as the United States Harness Drivers Club (USHDC) and, due to the hospitality of Oak Grove Racing and Gaming in Kentucky, had a very successful rebirth and now has a pair of hosts for the upcoming fall racing season.

Shenandoah Downs will open its eighth fall season of pari-mutuel harness racing on Saturday at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock.

Shenandoah Downs will open its eighth fall season of pari-mutuel harness racing on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock, Virginia and continue its seven-week "Harness The Mountain Magic" campaign through Oct. 29.

Chuck Perry's John's Dream, the Shenandoah Downs track record holder, made his first appearance at this year's four-day Shenandoah County Fair count in a big way by capturing Friday's (Sept. 1) Winners Over pacing event by six lengths in a meet best 1:55.3. His "Downs" mark of 1:52.1 was authored in 2016 and still stands.

Driver Robert McNeight's comeback from a near fatal car accident in March, 2022 reached new heights Wednesday (Aug. 30) during the Shenandoah County Fair's meet kickoff card in Woodstock.

Racing applications for the 2023 fall harness season at Shenandoah Downs are now available.