Columbus, OH — The draw is complete for Eldorado Scioto Downs’ Next Generation Night on Saturday (July 6). First post for the 15-race card is set for 5:45 p.m.

Races seven through 12 will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2 with NYRA’s America’s Day at the Races from 8-11 p.m. along with races from The Meadowlands.

Scioto’s covered events will be the four Next Generation races, the Moni Maker and a division of the Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old colt pacers.

Gabe Prewitt and Jenna Otten will host from Scioto, while Jessica Otten is live at The Meadowlands; Chris Griffin and Paul Vederosa will provide studio coverage.

Other activities for the on-track Saturday evening experience include:

– meet & greet with Moni Maker connections Wally Hennessey and Jimmy Takter from 5:15-6:30 p.m.
– petting zoo from 6-8 p.m.
– special BBQ dinner on the patio, with proceeds going to the Standardbred Transition Alliance
– food trucks on site, including Dos Hermanos on the north side of the grandstand
– celebrity match race between Gabe Prewitt and Pete Aiello after race four
– special guest post parade before the Moni Maker (race 11)
– t-shirt tosses in between races

Racing fans can enter to win a Brett Miller signed photo of Charlie May, one of the inaugural Next Generation winners, by following @SciotoRacing on X (formerly Twitter) and re-posting anything the account puts out this week with the hashtag #ScDNextGen.

In addition, the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will livestream from the Three Diamonds room in the grandstand through their Facebook page starting at 8 p.m.

All entries of the Next Generation, Nadia Lobell, Moni Maker and the OHSS 3-year-old colt trot are required to report to detention at least six hours prior to the advertised post time of the race. Detention times are available on the USTA’s entries/results page.

The 90-day 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet runs through Saturday (Sept. 14). More information about racing at Scioto can be found on the Eldorado Scioto Downs website.