Nelson Willis

Exciting Matinee At Miami Valley

A $22,000 Open Trot, a $17,500 championship of the Omar Hiteman Memorial Series, a pair of $12,500 first leg splits in the Dr. Dan Farwick Memorial Series and a guaranteed $10,000 pool in the Buckeye ...

Balmoral Park Finale Well Supported

December 27, 2015

The curtain came down on at Balmoral Park last night (Saturday, Dec. 26) with $1,347,100 bet on the last program of 2015 and likely the final live racing card in the long history of the racetrack.

Balmoral Wraps Up 2014 Season

January 01, 2015

State-bred filly and mare pacers headlined the final night of the 2014 racing season at Balmoral Park as a field of seven distaffers squared off in the $15,000 Fox Valley Memory Stake.

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.

Willis Sweeps Illinois Stakes

October 08, 2011

A pair of Illinois conceived and foaled pacing stakes shared top billing on the Friday night card at Maywood Park as the “girls” battled in the $47,350 Violet Stake while their male counterparts knock...

Veteran Trainer Hopes For Late B-Day Gift

August 24, 2011

Nelson 'Spider' Willis celebrated his 68th birthday Monday, but the veteran trainer hopes his best gift arrives Saturday when he sends GJ Photo Victory to the American-National Stakes at Balmoral Park...

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...