A trio of 4-year-olds enter the third round of the Kentucky Sire Stakes summer series, slated for Monday (June 15) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, aiming to complete sweeps of the preliminaries.
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Oak Grove growth consistent in quiet but eventful week
Oak Grove, KY – Just about one month remains for the record-breaking 2026 season of harness racing at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel and the track continued to sustain year-over-year growth…
Oak Grove trotting feature no contest; Handsome Stranger wins pacing feature
The $17,000 featured trot on the Tuesday (June 9) card at Oak Grove was declared a “no contest” following an accident on the last turn involving two horses, both of whom emerged uninjured.
Dortch scorches foes with Fabulous performance
Performing in what can only be described a “fabulous” manner, a 4-year-old Downbytheseaside mare by that same name — Fabulous — took top honors in the United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC) Monday (June 8) feature at Oak Grove Racing & Gaming.
Pair of KYSS preps headline Oak Grove week
Thirteen trotting sophomores will square off across a pair of $20,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes prep races — one for each sex — that serve as co-features on Monday’s (June 8) harness racing program at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
San Patricio bounds to Oak Grove victory
Fresh from his victory on debut at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Tyler Butenschoen trainee San Patricio tightened his screws against older competition at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (June 2) with a powerful rally over the top to win the $17,000 featured trot going away in a 1:54.1 mile.
Kleinhans rallies April’s Big Guy for USHDC win
The United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC) feature at Oak Grove Racing & Gaming had five different leaders during a stirring one-mile duel on Monday (June 1), with April’s Big Guy rallying late to score in 1:53.4.
Three Times Bettor seeks ninth straight win in Oak Grove KYSS
Following her 1:48.3 lifetime-best and track-record equaling performance in the Kentucky Sire Stakes spring series final and a resounding 1:49.4 score last week in the first preliminary of the summer series, Thaddeus Wier’s Three Times Bettor will put an eight-race win streak on the line in the second round of the current Kentucky Sire Stakes series for 4-year-old pacing mares on Monday (June 1) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Oak Grove maintains handle growth at meet’s halfway mark
The record-breaking season of harness racing at Oak Grove just recently passed the halfway point of the 2026 meet and the Southwest Kentucky track continues to show tremendous year-over-year gains in handle.
Tom’s Muscle grinds to Oak Grove upset
Quick early fractions aided Tom’s Muscle’s closing efforts as driver Josert Fonseca timed his attack with the Peggy Grant homebred to perfection, scoring a 10-1 upset in the $30,000 Open Handicap Trot at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (May 26) in a 1:52.3 mile.