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 June 17, 2017 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 July 28, 2013 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 July 28, 2013 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...