Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel wrapped its sixth year hosting live harness racing this past week, which proved to be the greatest season yet for the southwest Kentucky track with continued handle gains year over year as well as a successful foray onto the Grand Circuit with the inaugural running of the $500,000 Oak Grove Trotting Derby as well as the $300,000 Oak Grove Trotting Oaks.
Category: Track News
FAS Rulings for Friday, July 17, 2026
View Fines and Suspensions for the week of July 17, 2026 as reported to the USTA by racing commissions in the United States. This bulletin reports actions that have been taken by the…
Friday (July 17) cancellations: Buffalo, Meadows, Philly, Scioto, Mohawk, Wellston and Jackson County Fairs
Buffalo Raceway, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, Harrah’s Philadelphia, Eldorado Scioto Downs, and Woodbine Mohawk Park have canceled racing for Friday (July 17) due to poor air quality.
Pace night stars shined bright at Big M
Meadowlands Pace Night delivered all of the drama and thrills that the sport’s biggest evening of racing promised it would on Saturday (July 11) at The Meadowlands, as not only did some star performers walk away with big stakes events scores, but in the process, prepared for races that are even more harness-calendar impactful.
Signature Series at Wellston (OH) box open until Thursday 11 a.m.
The entry box for the Ralph & Polly McCormick Signature Series Trot at the Jackson Co. (Wellston, OH) Fair will remain open until 11 a.m. on Thursday (July 16)
Yonkers Raceway to correct June 26 Pick 5 payout
Due to an unspecified glitch in the system, on Friday, June 26, MGM Yonkers Raceway paid out the Pick-5 based on the actual money bet into the pool rather than the listed $15,000 guarantee.
$20,131 High-5 Carryover Wednesday at Hoosier
Both High-5 wagers went unsolved on an upset laden Tuesday card (July 14) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, leading to a $20,131 carryover into the Early Hoosier High-5 (Race 7) on Wednesday (July 15).
Meadowlands amends August stakes schedule
Due to NFL preseason games on Aug. 14 and Aug. 28, stakes races previously scheduled on those dates will be moved.
Homicide Hunter will lead post parade for the Spirit of Massachusetts Trot
On Sunday, July 19, Plainridge Park will once again host their signature stakes, the G2 $300,000 Spirit of Massachusetts Trot and G3 $150,000 Clara Barton Distaff Pace, when the Grand Circuit rolls into town.
Vernon Downs: Zweig Memorial information
The Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial trot will be raced at Vernon Downs on the evening of Sunday (July 19) with a first post of 6:05 p.m. EDT (pending regulatory approval).