Eldorado Scioto Downs kicks off their highly anticipated 2026 racing season on Thursday, May 7. Opening week races will be held Thursday-Saturday with a 5:15 p.m. first post and continue on a Tuesday-Saturday schedule through July.
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New starter Toscano starts Friday at Big M
After a two-year hiatus from the game he’d been a part of for decades, Andy Toscano is back. Effective Friday (May 1), he will be the man facing the field in the car with the wings as the new starter at The Meadowlands.
Byron has natural hat trick at Saratoga Tuesday
Driver Aaron Byron recorded a natural hat trick on the Tuesday card (April 29) at Saratoga Casino Hotel.
Brett Beckwith update 4/23
Meadowlands executive and USTA director Jason Settlemoir on Thursday (April 23) offered the following update on his Facebook page on driver Brett Beckwith:
2026 Graded Stakes schedule to kick off Thursday
The 2026 Graded Stakes schedule kicks off on Thursday (April 23) with four finals of the Restricted 3 James K. Hackett Memorial for Ohio-sired 3-year-olds at Miami Valley Raceway. Each has a purse of $75,000.
Hawthorne loan increased by court to include harness horsemen payments
A federal judge on April 20 issued a final order that will increase the debtor-in-possession loan available for Hawthorne Race Course to $20 million from $16 million through August 1. The racetrack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February of this year.
Retired Standardbred mounted police horse assists in apprehension of thief in NYC
A retired Standardbred racehorse, who was adopted by the New York City Police Department in 2020, assisted in the apprehension of a thief last week in Manhattan.
Saratoga new claiming requirement
The Saratoga Casino Hotel race office has announced that effective Saturday, April 25, 2026, any horse claimed at Saratoga Harness is required to race at Saratoga Harness for 60 (sixty) days.
Alexander barn wins three Pocono qualifiers Wednesday
Trainer Travis Alexander sent out three of the six qualifier wins at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Wednesday morning (April 22).
Trainer Mangiardi wins two at Saratoga Tuesday
It has been a strong start to the 2026 racing season at Saratoga Casino Hotel for Robyn Mangiardi, who added two wins on Tuesday.