Grove City, OH — The 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs meet is just around the corner with opening day on Thursday (May 9). Condition sheets are now available for that first week at horsemen.ustrotting.com.

The draw schedule will be as follows:

Race Day — Draw Day — Draw Closes — Scratch Time
Tuesday — Friday — 2 p.m. — Saturday by 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday — Saturday — 2 p.m. — Monday by 11:30 a.m.
Thursday — Monday — 10 a.m. — Tuesday by 11:30 a.m.
Friday — Tuesday — 2 p.m. — Wednesday by 11:30 a.m.
Saturday — Tuesday — 2 p.m. — Wednesday by 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday qualifiers — Monday — 10 a.m.

There will be two qualifying cards before opening day: Friday (May 3) — entries due Wednesday (May 1) at 2 p.m. — and Tuesday (May 7). Post time for both qualifying days is 12 p.m.

Qualifiers will then be held on Tuesdays at 3:45 p.m. except for June 10-July 15 when they will move to Mondays at noon to accommodate the influx of 2-year-olds.

Special race cards for the 2024 season include:

Race Day — Race Events
July 6 — Next Generation, Moni Maker, Nadia Lobell
Aug. 1-3 — Ohio State Fair Races
Aug. 17 — #SendItIn and Cleopatra Invitationals
Aug. 30 — Older OHSS
Sept. 8 — Charlie Hill Memorial Trot, Jim Ewart Memorial Pace

The 90-day 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet goes from Thursday (May 9) through Saturday (Sept. 14). Races will be held Tuesday-Saturday with special holiday cards on Memorial Day and Labor Day instead of the Tuesday card that week. First post will be 5:45 p.m. each day except for Thursday (July 4) with a post of 3:15 p.m. and Friday (Sept. 13) which will have a 6:15 p.m. post to help accommodate horsemen attending the Ohio Selected Yearling Sale.

More information about racing at Scioto can be found on the Eldorado Scioto Downs website.