Shenandoah Downs

Kats Fancy in the winner's circle at Shenandoah Downs

Shenandoah Downs "By The Numbers" Meet Review

Shenandoah Downs recently completed the spring portion of its "10 Years of Racing in Woodstock" campaign for 2025, which featured a seven-week spring meet that ran from April 26 to June 8.

Kats Fancy in the winner's circle at Shenandoah Downs

Kats Fancy Sets Record In Virginia Breeders Stakes

Jane Dunavant's Kats Fancy got to the front in the $122,740 Virginia Breeders Stakes Three-Year-Old Filly Trot at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday, June 7, held off challenges from stablemate Peggys Girl ...

Proper Lady in the winner's circle at Shenandoah Downs

Sophomores Face Off In Virginia Breeders Stakes Elims

Virginia Breeders Stakes eliminations for three-year-old pacers and trotters kicked off this past weekend at Shenandoah Downs, marking the first time the series has ever been held in spring. Trotters ...

Wetzel Rises From Fan To Frontrunner

Former Virginia Harness Horsemen's Association "Own a Horse for a Day" promotional contest winner and local resident Steve Wetzel, now a bona fide harness racing owner and trainer, soared to the top o...

Harness racing at Shenandoah Downs

Shenandoah Downs Spring Meet Begins This Weekend

Shenandoah Downs ushers in its 10th year of pari-mutuel harness racing in Woodstock, Virginia with a pair of nine-race cards this weekend on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27.

Harness racing at Shenandoah Downs

Shenandoah Downs Announces Meet Details

February 25, 2025

Shenandoah Downs will celebrate its 10th year of pari-mutuel harness racing with a pair of seven-week meets at the Woodstock, Virginia oval in 2025.

Brooksforreal in the Shenandoah Downs winner's circle

Brooksforreal Streaks To Ninth Win In Virginia Championship

October 28, 2024

Kelsey Wagner's Brooksforreal won his ninth straight race in wire-to-wire fashion and track record time on Sunday, Oct. 27 in the $126,354 Virginia Breeder's Stakes divisional championship for two-yea...

Harness racing at Shenandoah Downs

Charity Wins Saturday At Shenandoah

October 26, 2024

As Shenandoah Downs concludes its fall meeting with over $800,000 USD in purses on Sunday, Saturday proved to be a huge winning day for charity as the Downs partnered with the United States Harness Dr...

Harness racing at Shenandoah Downs

Virginia Breeders Championships Set For Sunday

October 25, 2024

Fields for the 27th annual Virginia Breeders Championships are set for this Sunday, Oct. 27 at Shenandoah Downs and will help usher out the fall racing season in Woodstock.

Michael Dailey

From Baseball Coach To Winning Harness Driver

October 24, 2024

Michael Dailey, fresh off a 30-year career in baseball at the professional, college and high school levels -- and just six months removed from finishing third in the Virginia Harness Horse Association...

Harness racing at Shenandoah Downs

Brooksforreal Rewrites Shenandoah Record Book

October 21, 2024

Kelsey Wagner's Brooksforreal shattered the track record for two-year-old gelding pacers -- for the second straight week -- when he captured an $11,111 Virginia Breeders Stakes elimination on Sunday a...

Seal Oneill and Lauren Harmon in the Shenandoah Downs winner's circle

Harmon Wins Pink Power Pace Honouring Rutherford

October 19, 2024

Shenandoah Downs celebrated the life of Cathy Rutherford on Saturday, Oct. 19 with five of the top women drivers at the track competing in the Pink Power Pace, topped off with a $2,778 donation to the...

Harness racing at Shenandoah Downs

Shenandoah Honours Rutherford Saturday

October 18, 2024

Shenandoah Downs has carded a huge 14-race, stakes-laden program for Saturday, Oct. 19, with Racing Secretary Dee Lineweaver focusing on honouring the memory of Cathy Rutherford.