Grove City, OH – The 2023 Buckeye Stallion Series wrapped up in style Saturday (September 30) at Hollywood Dayton Raceway Justasiam AS (Lionhunter) set a new harness racing track record and trainer Melby Ober Jr. claimed two of the $75,000 Stallion Series titles. In the 2-year-old filly trot final, Justasiam AS with Tony Hall was
To no one’s surprise, Grace Hill (Always B Miki) made it look easy with a near front-stepping journey to prevail in the $250,000 Dayton Distaff Derby for harness racing 3-year-olds and up, at Hollywood at Dayton Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 30. Driven by Doug McNair for trainer Virgil Morgan, Jr., Grace Hill stopped the timer
Nancy Takter’s unbeaten Tactical Landing colt Karl makes his move out of Kentucky Sires Stakes domination onto the Grand Circuit, where he will put his four-race win streak on the line in the fifth of five divisions for $405,100 Bluegrass Stakes for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings on a dynamite Thursday, Sept. 28 card to open the stakes meet at The Red Mile.
While the main event was one for the record books, the undercard for the 2023 Little Brown Jug on Thursday, Sept. 21 definitely had its share of memorable moments.
The Delaware Ohio Fair hosted 24 races on Thursday, Sept. 21 and along with the three heats and the final of the Little Brown Jug, there were numerous other stakes events on the harness racing card. Here are some of the bigger stakes results. Janelle Granny and Rose Run Zane take Ohio Breeders Sophomore Colt