Big Ranger

Big Ranger

Big Ranger Lowers Own Scioto Record In OHSS

After setting a Scioto Downs track record for a three-year-old trotting colt in his last start, Big Ranger sliced another four-fifths of a second off that mark as he made his first start for trainer A...

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Lorentzon Takes Over Training Big Ranger

Owner Madison Global has reported that Anette Lorentzon will take over training three-year-old trotting colt Big Ranger, the 2025 Ohio Horse of the Year with Grand Circuit aspirations.

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Big Ranger Sets Scioto Record In OHSS Victory

All five Ohio Sires Stakes winners on Monday, May 25 at Eldorado Scioto Downs set new lifetime marks, but Big Ranger went one better and lowered a track record as he won the first $104,167 division fo...

Spencer Hanover

Spencer Hanover Wins Oak Grove Trotting Derby

Spencer Hanover emerged supreme from a game stretch battle in the $684,932 Oak Grove Trotting Derby, and Jailbird Jog delivered a powerhouse performance in the $410,959 Oak Grove Trotting Oaks as Oak ...

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Big Ranger Aims For Big Stage In 2026

Big Ranger put together an undefeated two-year-old campaign last season on his way to being named Ohio’s 2025 Horse of the Year. Now, the colt is ready to embark on his sophomore season, with a schedu...

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Ohio Award Winners, Hall Of Fame Inductees Celebrated

January 10, 2026

Big Ranger was announced as the 2025 Ohio Horse of the Year at the sold-out Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association Annual Awards Banquet on Jan. 10, 2026, at the Renaissance Columbus-Westerville in Weste...

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Records Broken On Dayton Derby Night

September 28, 2025

The sport's best aged performers invaded Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway for the Dayton Derbies, with purses in the four events totalling more than $1.3 million, on Saturday, Sept. 27 on a card tha...

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Big Ranger Stays Perfect With OBC Victory

September 16, 2025

Two of Ohio's top freshman colt trotters, Big Ranger and Ready Russell, finally clashed in the same division of the Ohio Breeders Championship on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

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Ready Russell Lowers Track Record In Ohio Sires Stakes

September 01, 2025

Ready Russell and Dan Noble broke their own Eldorado Scioto Downs track record for two-year-old trotting geldings, winning in 1:54 on Monday, Sept. 1 during Ohio Sires Stakes action.

All winners of the Grade 3 events in a collage

Racing Rebel Upsets In #SendItIn Invitational

August 24, 2025

Eldorado Scioto Downs hosted four $138,889 Grade 3 events on Saturday, Aug. 23, headlined by the sixth annual #SendItIn Invitational for open pacers, in which the four-year-old Racing Rebel upset at 1...

Ronnie Gillespie

Gillespie Records 1,000th Career Driving Win At Scioto

Driver Ronnie Gillespie recorded a milestone win when he steered the undefeated Big Ranger to a gate-to-wire victory in the second $76,712 division of the Ohio State Trot on Thursday (July 31) night a...

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Gillespie And His Hopes For More 'Big' Things

Trainer-driver Ronnie Gillespie couldn’t have asked for a better start for Big Ranger.

Godusa

Godusa Breaks Scioto Record In Ohio Sires Stakes

Godusa set a track record at Eldorado Scioto Downs Saturday, July 12 and became the fastest two-year-old trotter so far in 2025 as Ohio Sires Stakes action kicked off for the season for freshman colts...