HORSE RACING CLEVELAND

Northeast Ohio Thoroughbred and Harness Racing News

The 4-year-old filly shares the barn of defending champion Zenyatta, who stayed in her stall resting ahead of today's $5 million Classic against the boys. She will put her 13-0 winning streak on the line in the 1 1/4-mile race, the richest in North America Full story »

The harness track now has live racing every evening except Sunday and Thursday. Northfield opens at noon for simulcast racing on Sunday through Thursday with concession specials both afternoon and evening. Simulcast action begins at 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. There is an additional night of live racing on Dec. 20.  Full story »

Thistledown Racetrack brings down the curtain on this year's live racing after today's program and, while another 122-day season has been approved for 2010, the future of the thoroughbred oval is still up in the air.  Full story »

Northfield Park will have its full lineup of live racing, with a first-race post of 7 p.m., and simulcast the entire Saturday night program from Woodbine, which begins at 7:30 p.m.  Full story »

Thistledown trainer Jamie Ness has found some extra magic this year with his stable of thoroughbred horses, winning 33 percent of his races and ranking among the top trainers in North America.  Full story »

The Best of Ohio Series at Thistledown on Saturday left the decision-making for picking Ohio's top thoroughbred horses of 2009 to a collection of stakes races at Beulah Park.  Full story »

Two-year-old trotter Bookem set a Northfield track record in Night of Champions action on Saturday, clocking a sizzling mile in 1:57.2 with Aaron Merriman driving. Other winners included Anastasia Whinne, V Squared, Rose Run Keepsake and Cruisin N Surfin.  Full story »

Gone Astray, boxed in early, manages to break from the pack and roar to victory in the $150,000 race at Thistledown Full story »

The young stars of Ohio's county fair harness racing are competing for $120,000 in purses in Northfield Park's Night of Champions on Saturday. It is the 20th edition of the special night for Ohio's grass roots stars created by Director of Racing Gregg Keidel.  Full story »

For a race that wasn't supposed to be, Thistledown Director of Racing L. William Couch has managed in six short weeks to put together a nifty field of 13 3-year-old thoroughbreds for Saturday's 75th Ohio Derby.  Full story »

A field of 13 three-year-olds are competing in Saturday's $150,000 Ohio Derby. Listed are the horses, jockeys and morning line odds.  Full story »

Shell I Attack lead every step of the way to a victory in the $5,500 Mares Open Pace at Northfield Park on Friday (Sept. 25). Owned and trained by Jim Kiesel, Aaron Merriman guided here to a 1:55.2 mile. Gadjet made a stretch bid to grab second, followed by Danika Hanover. The win was the 26th in 73 career starts for Shell I Attack, who... Full story »

Well Said came from behind on the rain-soaked half-mile track, passing If I Can Dream in the homestretch to win by one length.  Full story »

There are 32 3-year-olds nominated for the rescheduled $150,000 Ohio Derby on Oct. 3 at Thistledown, including this year's winners of the Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Iowa derbies.  Full story »