Dayton Distaff Derby

Dayton Derby

Super Chapter Sets Record In Dayton Derby

October 04, 2026

Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway hosted eight $114,286 divisions of the Buckeye Stallion Series Finals and four $357,143 Dayton Derby Grand Circuit races as part of a 14-race card on Saturday (Oct. ...

A collage of the four Dayton Derby winners

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...

Twin B Joe Fresh, Jiggy Jog S, Abuckabett Hanover and Logan Park

Dunn Dominates Dayton Derbies; Wins Six Races Saturday

September 28, 2024

Twin B Joe Fresh and Jiggy Jog S headed to the stakes action on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Hollywood Dayton Raceway with top billing, and the sport’s two highest-ranked stars did not disappoint.

Hollywood Dayton Raceway

Harness Racing's Best Head To Dayton Saturday

September 26, 2024

The top two horses in harness racing, distaff pacer Twin B Joe Fresh and trotting mare Jiggy Jog S, are back in action this Saturday, Sept. 28 as Hollywood Dayton Raceway hosts its richest card of the...

Grace Hill, Tattoo Artist, Hillexotic and Jiggy Jog S

Stars Set Records In Dayton Derbies

October 01, 2023

Tattoo Artist rolled to his fifth consecutive victory with a 1:48 win in the $240,000 Dayton Pacing Derby on Saturday, Sept. 30 to conclude a record-setting night of Grand Circuit action at Hollywood ...

Silver Label

Gallucci's Gals Go For Glory At Dayton

September 29, 2023

Fresh off top-five finishes in the $220,000 Milton Stakes final at Woodbine Mohawk Park two weeks ago, Silver Label and Prohibition Legal head stateside where trainer Nick Gallucci hopes the homebreds...

Tattoo Artist

Tattoo Artist Highlights Dayton Derby

September 28, 2023

An evening of premiere Grand Circuit racing quickly approaches Dayton Raceway as this coming Saturday, Sept. 30 the Dayton, Ohio oval will host four divisions of the Dayton Derby. All four divisions o...

Bulldog Hanover

The 'Bulldog' Barks In Dayton Pacing Derby

October 01, 2022

Bulldog Hanover rode second-over cover and had to come three-wide off the final turn to win the $250,000 Dayton Pacing Derby in 1:50.1 on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Dayton Raceway.

Bulldog Hanover winning at Woodbine Mohawk Park

Bulldog Hanover Headlines Dayton Pacing Derby

September 28, 2022

Ohio's richest harness racing card will take place this Saturday, Oct. 1 at Dayton Raceway featuring world champion Bulldog Hanover in the $250,000 Dayton Pacing Derby.

Lyons Sentinel Sets Track Record

October 02, 2021

To virtually no one’s surprise, Lyons Sentinel dominated her foes in the $175,000 Dayton Distaff Derby on Saturday (Oct. 2), lowering the track record for mares on a night that featured a trio of star...

King Hopes ‘Lyons’ Continue To Roar

September 30, 2021

In 2019, trainer Jim King Jr. saw his pacing mare Shartin N spend every week ranked No. 1 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll on her way to being named the Dan Patch Award’s Horse of the Y...

Bettors Wish Rebounds In Dayton Derby

October 03, 2020

Finishing last in the Canadian Pacing Derby after forcing a quick pace, Bettors Wish was poised by driver Dexter Dunn with a second-over trip and the pacer darted to the lead late to score in the $176...

Last Call For Dayton Derby Supplements

August 06, 2020

While 98 outstanding older horses have already made nominating and sustaining payments totalling $3,000 each, it is not too late to make a “catch-up nomination” of $10,000 to get eligible for one of t...