Oak Grove Racing

Handle Gains At Oak Grove Continue

In just the third week of the 2026 harness racing meet at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, a typical 12-race card of overnight races for the southern Kentucky oval generated the third-highest betting...

Vel Cinderella

Vel Cinderella Strong In Oak Grove Feature

Second choice Vel Cinderella took the top from a wide draw and held firm to the finish for a 1:52.4 victory in the featured $22,222 conditioned pace on Tuesday, April 7 at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & H...

Tip Top Cat

Wrenn, Burke Sweep Oak Grove Open Paces

Trainer Ron Burke and driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. teamed up for victories in the pair of Open events on Monday, March 30 at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, winning the $41,667 Open Pace with odds-on fav...

Racing at Oak Grove

Higher Return For Pool Sweeper On Oak Grove Pick 4

After bettors expressed frequent interest in the pools for the $1 Pick 4 at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, the southern Kentucky track lowered the takeout on the wager for the 2026 meet, and the be...

Drink Up Drink Up

Drink Up Drink Up Best In Oak Grove Open

Drink Up Drink Up comfortably took control past the quarter and moseyed through much of the mile under a confident hold from Brandon Bates to clinch a 1:55.3 win in the featured $41,096 Open Trot on T...

Charlie May

'Charlie,' 'Yankee' Take Oak Grove Opening Day Opens

Double millionaire Charlie May took full advantage of a pair of scratches in the $41,096 Open Handicap Pace on opening day (Monday, March 23) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel and overcame the outer...

Oak Grove Meet Begins Monday

A trio of $30,000 USD Open events highlight the opening week of the 2026 harness racing season at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, which commences Monday, March 23.

Topville Lucky

Opening Of Oak Grove Meet Gives Bender A Warm Feeling

Atlee Bender is looking forward to the beginning of the upcoming Oak Grove meet in Kentucky, and not only for the racing.

Harness racing at Oak Grove

Payments Due For Oak Grove Trotting Derby, Oaks

Nominating payments for the inaugural $500,000 USD Oak Grove Trotting Derby and $300,000 USD Oak Grove Trotting Oaks are due March 15, 2026.

Sparks Fly

Slot Winners Finalized For 2026 Oak Grove Stakes

November 18, 2025

Twenty-two automatic slot winners for the Oak Grove Trotting Derby and Oak Grove Trotting Oaks have now been finalized with impressive weekend performances by Grade 1 stakes winners Diabolic Hill (Val...

Sparks Fly

More Details Released On Oak Grove Trotting Stakes

November 05, 2025

Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel released further details on Wednesday, Nov. 5 regarding its newly announced signature stakes, the $500,000 USD Oak Grove Trotting Derby and $300,000 USD Oak Grove Trot...

New Stakes For Inaugural Oak Grove Festival Of Racing

November 04, 2025

Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, Churchill Downs Incorporated’s premier harness racing facility, announced on Tuesday, Nov. 4 the Oak Grove Festival of Racing, a new marquee event debuting in May 202...

Little Expensive

Little Expensive Takes Final Oak Grove Open Of 2025

Little Expensive shipped west from his home-base on the East Coast and fired down the road to a 1:53 win in the $54,794 Open Trot on Tuesday, July 15, the closing day of a record-breaking meet at Oak ...