The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing season with livestreaming coverage from the two-day Henry County Fair meet in Napoleon, Ohio, on Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug. 12-13).
Author: by Wes Mayberry, for the OHHA
Sophomore filly trotters set for BSS at Northfield
MGM Northfield Park is hosting four $20,000 divisions of the fourth leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series for sophomore filly trotters on Monday (Aug. 11).
Mohawk ready for Grand Circuit season
Grand Circuit action is set to ramp up again this week at Woodbine Mohawk Park with 2-year-olds the focus over the next several weeks.
Racing resumes at Harrington
A friendly reminder to racing fans that Harrington Raceway’s 79th season of live harness racing will resume tonight (4:30 p.m. post time) with a 12-race card.
Calabrese connects in Pocono AHDC trot
John Calabrese led every step with 1-5 favorite Cal Miles N Shell to win the $10,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) trot at Mohegan Pennsylvania’s Pocono Downs on Sunday night (Aug. 10).
Escaper captures win in Wiseman preview at Aces
The featured event on the Sunday night (Aug. 10) harness racing program at Running Aces was the $15,000 Steve Wiseman Memorial trot preview with a very talented field of seven going postward.
Odds On Hialeah tops in OSS for sophomore filly pacers
Trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. completed in the exacta in the lone $100,000 Ohio Sires Stakes fourth leg for 3-year-old filly pacers on Sunday (Aug. 10) at MGM Northfield Park. His trainees finished 1-2 as Odds On Hialeah scored the victory and Odds On Chesapeake dug in for the runner-up position.
Rose Run Brooke, Demonic Niko triumph at Northfield
The Ohio Sires Stakes freshman filly trotters made their way to MGM Northfield Park on Sunday (Aug. 10) with a pair of $65,000 divisions.
Ready Russell stays perfect in Ohio Sires Stakes
Following an uncharacteristic break in the $56,000 Ohio State Fair at Eldorado Scioto Downs on July 31, Ready Russell rebounded and decisively won his $50,000 division of Ohio Sires Stakes for 2-year-old colt and gelding trotters at MGM Northfield Park in Sunday evening’s fastest of the three divisions.
Juneparker wins fourth, Switzer wins five at Skowhegan
As the new week began, Maine’s harness racing fairground circuit transitioned from Topsham to Skowhegan, but despite the change in venue a couple of constants remain; a mare named Juneparker keeps winning races, and a driver named Kevin Switzer Jr. remains the hottest commodity in all of New England.