The 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs harness racing meet is just around the corner with opening day on Thursday, May 9. Condition sheets are now available for that first week at horsemen.ustrotting.com.
The draw schedule will be as follows:
Race Day Draw Day Draw Closes Scratch Time
Tuesday Friday 2:00 p.m. Saturday by 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday Saturday 2:00 p.m. Monday by 11:30 a.m.
Thursday Monday 10:00 a.m. Tuesday by 11:30 a.m.
Friday Tuesday 2:00 p.m. Wednesday by 11:30 a.m.
Saturday Tuesday 2:00 p.m. Wednesday by 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday Qualifiers Monday 10:00 a.m.
There will be two qualifying cards before opening day, Friday, May 3 (entries due Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00 p.m.) and Tuesday, May 7; post time for both qualifying days is 12:00 p.m. Qualifiers will then be held on Tuesdays at 3:45 p.m. except for June 10- July 15 when they will move to Mondays at noon to accommodate the influx of 2-year-olds.
Special race cards for the 2024 season include:
Race Day Race Events
Saturday, July 6 Next Generation, Moni Maker, Nadia Lobell
August 1-3 Ohio State Fair Races
August 17 #SendItIn and Cleopatra Invitationals
August 30 Aged OHSS
September 8 Charlie Hill Memorial Trot, Jim Ewart Memorial Pace
The 90-day 2024 Eldorado Scioto Downs race meet goes from Thursday, May 9 through Saturday, September 14. Races will be held Tuesday-Saturday with special holiday cards on Memorial Day and Labor Day instead of the Tuesday card that week. First post will be 5:45 p.m. each day except for Thursday, July 4th with a post of 3:15 p.m. and Friday, September 13 which will have a 6:15 p.m. post to help accommodate horsemen attending the Ohio Selected Yearling Sale.
More information about racing at Scioto can be found by clicking here.