Dayton Raceway is proud to host the $2.4 million Ohio Sires Stakes finals and the $1 million Dayton Derbies on Saturday (Sept. 27). Exclusive festivities for the owners and trainers of participating horses are planned.
Author: by Wes Mayberry, for the OHHA
‘Own a Horse’ and Wiener Dog Derby this weekend at Shenandoah
Shenandoah Downs will host its biggest promotional weekend of the fall season on Saturday (Sept. 27), with a special $5,000 Sports Fans “Own a Horse for a Day” event, and Sunday (Sept. 28), with the annual Wiener Dog Derby.
Harrington wins three at Cumberland Fair opener
Harness racing at the 153rd annual Cumberland Fair kicked off on Sunday (Sept. 21) with local reinsman Andy Harrington taking the first three out of four races on the introductory program.
New tax legislation favorably impacts owners, breeders
Peter Weisberg, a CPA/CFP who races as PCW Racing LLC, offers his thoughts on legislation passed this year by Congress as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which he says contains key provisions that favorably impact horse owners, particularly those involved in breeding and racing.
Rule change proposals submitted to USTA
A total of nine rule and bylaw change proposals have been submitted to the U.S. Trotting Association and will be voted upon by the full Board of USTA Directors in March at the 2026 annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
Prolific Equine announces inaugural yearling consignment
Prolific Equine is happy to announce its inaugural yearling consignment of 16 top notch colts and fillies, which will begin with nine outstanding pacers selling at the Lexington Selected Sale.
Birkhold captures Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series final
The Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series recently concluded its 2025 season at the Delaware County Fair in Delaware, Ohio, with the series final.
Shenandoah to host Sire Stakes preps, amateur drivers series this weekend
Shenandoah Downs, which enters weekend number two of its seven-week fall harness racing season, will host a round of Virginia Sire Stakes races for the first time ever – for 2-year-olds – on both Saturday and Sunday.
Big weekend set for Running Aces
Running Aces is set and ready for a big weekend of harness racing to close out its 2025 season.
Faraldo, Adamczyk score in Yonkers NAADA trots
Joe Faraldo prevailed with a first-up push, as did Andrew Adamczyk later in the card, to win their respective divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) trots at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Sept. 18).