Mike Oosting

7,000 Wins For Mike Oosting

September 25, 2021

Driver Mike Oosting recorded the 7,000th win of his career after he piloted Western Sierra to a 1:53 victory in a conditioned pace at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Saturday (Sept. 25).

Freshman Fillies Face Off In Illinois

Two $12,000 divisions of leg one of the Incredible Tillie Stakes for Illinois-bred two-year-old filly pacers took place at Hawthorne Race Course on Friday evening (June 16).

Trotters Shine In Violet; 6,000 For Oosting

October 17, 2015

Freshman trotting fillies grabbed the main stage on Friday’s Balmoral Park card as a full field of ten diagonally-gaited youngsters squared off in the $19,700 Violet Stake.

Freshmen Close Maywood's 2015 Season

October 03, 2015

Illinois’ top two-year-old pacers were in action on Friday night as a pair of state-bred stakes events helped bring the curtain down on the 2015 racing season at Maywood Park.

Drivers Escape Serious Injury In Accident

December 07, 2014

Drivers Kyle Wilfong and Mike Oosting were involved in a nasty spill in Saturday’s ninth race at Balmoral Park, but both somehow managed to get away relatively unscathed with what appears to be just m...

Oosting, Smith Secure Titles

January 02, 2014

With the 2013 racing season in the books, a couple of very familiar faces on the Chicago circuit toted home top honours in the training and driving ranks, as veterans Perry Smith and Mike Oosting each...

Another 'Festival' Stakes Win For Oosting

Following a seven win night on Saturday, driver Mike Oosting continued to dominate the Southland Festival of Racing action at Balmoral Park, winning Sunday's Fox Valley Evita Stakes

Oosting Wins Four 'Festival' Stakes

State bred pacers and trotters were front and center on Saturday, July 27 as Balmoral Park presented its Southland Festival of Racing. A total of five championship tilts were contested with more than ...

Maywood Titles To First-Time Champions

January 06, 2013

Maywood Park’s driver and trainer titles for 2012 may have gone to a pair of first-time winners, but both are very familiar with the winner's circle as veterans Mike Oosting and Angie Affrunti toted h...

Familiar Faces Take Balmoral Titles

January 05, 2013

Just as they did in 2010, driver Mike Oosting and trainer Nelson Willis captured their respective titles in 2012 at Balmoral Park.

Oosting Celebrates 5,000 Win Milestone

September 01, 2012

Veteran reinsman Mike Oosting, who has become a fixture atop the driver standings on the Chicago circuit over the past 10-plus years, joined a select group of the sport’s top drivers on Friday, August...

Driver Mike Oosting Arrested

January 23, 2011

Reports from Illinois indicate that top driver Mike Oosting is being held in a detention facility in Will County on charges of domestic battery

Oosting, Willis Take 2010 Balmoral Titles

December 30, 2010

A pair of Balmoral Park veterans took home the driving and training titles for the 2010 season at the Crete, Illinois oval. Mike Oosting posted an unprecedented sixth straight driving title, while con...