All eyes in the horse racing world may have been focused on Churchill Downs Saturday afternoon (May 5), but in the harness racing world the main attraction was at Miami Valley Raceway in Ohio where there were $535,000 in stakes events. The main attraction was the $100,000 second annual Pacey "The Wizard" Mindlin Pace Baby
Harness racing's established stars from 2023 are preparing for competition or back in action for 2024, with the majority of those standouts comprising categories in the 2024 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable.
Ohio’s top 2023 pacers opened Ohio Sires Stakes action with wins on Saturday, May 4 at Miami Valley Gaming, including Pepsi North America Cup eligible Clever Cody, who turned in a dominating performance to win his season debut.
After being named Canada’s Trainer of the Year in February and a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Class of 2024 a week ago, Dr. Ian Moore is set to kick off a new season this weekend with a slate of races that include millionaire Stockade Seelster visiting Miami Valley Raceway for Saturday’s (May 4) $136,986 Pacey “The Wizard” Mindlin Memorial.