Kawartha Downs

Elegant Holiday Loves Kawartha

August 19, 2015

The three-year-old trotting filly Elegant Holiday has raced three times at Kawartha Downs this season and has won every time. She’ll be looking to record her fourth Kawartha victory of the year on Sat...

Kawartha Honours Hughes' Achievement

August 15, 2015

Trainer Rod Hughes, best known as the trainer and co-owner of San Pail, the 2011 Horse of the Year in Canada and the U.S., notched his 100th training win on Saturday at Kawartha Downs.

Kawartha Announces Schedule Change

August 15, 2015

Due to the NASCAR race at Kawartha Downs on September 19, the racetrack will be closed for training from September 14 to 22.

Kawartha Family Fun Night A Success

August 02, 2015

The largest crowd of the 2015 season to date, more than 3,200 people, turned out to Kawartha Downs Saturday evening to enjoy Family Fun Night.

Memorable Week For Henriksen

It’s been a good couple of weeks at Kawartha Downs for young horseman Dagfin Henriksen. Last Saturday, he was victorious with Tswalu, a colt he trains and drives, when Kawartha hosted their only Ontar...

Local Colt Opens Kawartha Grassroots

Local colt Tswalu delivered the perfect opener for the 43rd Anniversary celebrations at Kawartha Downs on Saturday, capturing his very first Ontario Sires Stakes victory at his hometown oval.

Kawartha Celebrates 43 Years Saturday

Kawartha Downs will celebrate its 43rd anniversary on Saturday, July 18 with a host of special giveaways for fans and five Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots events for the three-year-old trotting colts.

Great Welcome To Kawartha Newcomers

Kawartha Downs participated in a nationwide initiative called the Bring A Friend National Challenge on Saturday night, which encouraged regular race goers to bring a friend to the track who had never ...

Bring A Friend Rolls Into Sunday

Five Canadian racetracks round out the Bring A Friend national promotion on Sunday, July 12. This includes Century Downs, Clinton Raceway, Rideau Carleton Raceway, St. John’s Racing & Entertainme...

Bring A Friend Weekend Continues

Five Canadian racetracks are hosting the Bring a Friend promotion on Saturday. These include Hanover Raceway, Hiawatha Horse Park, Kawartha Downs, Mohawk Racetrack and Northside Downs. Each track has ...

Kawartha Starter Enjoys Stakes Win

Around Kawartha Downs, Bob Woodward is known for his skill as the starting car driver, but this past week he was known as the owner of stakes winning Quarter Horse.

Kawartha Lands Three More Dates

Officials with Kawartha Downs have announced that they have been advised that the track’s 2015 racing season has been extended for three additional Saturday nights.