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Jesse Barnard Readies His 'A' Game

October 20, 2025

To most people, the letters Q, F, P and A are simply four letters out of the 26-letter alphabet. To a harness horseman seeking a career driving pacers and trotters, these letters are paramount in that...

Caviart Daisy and connections in the winner's circle

Caviart Daisy Dazzles In Virginia Breeders Stakes Elim

October 19, 2025

Frank Chick's dazzling two-year-old filly Caviart Daisy continued an impressive freshman campaign on Sunday, Oct. 19 with a dominant 9-1/4-length win in an $11,268 Virginia Breeders Stakes elimination...

Harness racing at Shenandoah Downs

Shenandoah Downs To Host Pink Power Day Saturday

October 17, 2025

Shenandoah Downs will host its annual Pink Power Breast Cancer Awareness event and fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 18 in conjunction with a 14-race harness card highlighted by a four-pack of Virginia Bre...

Kalispel

Caviart Two-Year-Olds Sweep Virginia Breeders Stakes Elims

October 12, 2025

Caviart Farms products won all four $11,268 first-round pacing eliminations of the Virginia Breeders Stakes for freshmen on Sunday, Oct. 12 at Shenandoah Downs.

Gerry Longo at Shenandoah Downs

There's No Slowing Down Longo

October 09, 2025

It's hard not to root for a guy that skipped his high school graduation in order to go to the racetrack. Meet 80-year-old harness owner, trainer and driver Gerry Longo, who is currently competing at S...

Lous Starr

Lous Starr Sets Shenandoah Track Record Sunday

October 05, 2025

Fresh off an appearance in the 2025 Little Brown Jug, Lous Starr scored an impressive wire-to-wire win on Sunday, Oct. 5 at Shenandoah Downs to establish a new track record for three-year-old pacers.

Kalispel

Shenandoah Hosts Inaugural Virginia Sire Stakes Elims

September 21, 2025

Bob McKim's Kalispel and Clifton Green's Knl Neely Girl captured respective $8,219 colt and filly trotting divisions in the first-ever Virginia Sire Stakes races ever held at Shenandoah Downs on Satur...

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First Frosh Sire Stakes Races Set For Shenandoah

September 19, 2025

For the first time, Shenandoah Downs will host a round of Virginia Sire Stake races for two-year-olds this Saturday (Sept. 20) and Sunday (Sept. 21).

Dunning Triples In Shenandoah Opener

September 14, 2025

Bryson Dunning harnessed three winners on opening day of the fall meet at Shenandoah Downs on Saturday, Sept. 13, picking up right where he left off after leading all trainers during the track's sprin...

Harness racing at Shenandoah Downs

Shenandoah Downs Fall Season Opens Saturday

September 12, 2025

Shenandoah Downs kicks off the fall portion of its "10 Years of Racing in Woodstock" harness racing campaign this weekend with cards on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Shenandoah County...

Ribbon cutting at Shenandoah Downs for multiuse barn

Multiuse Barn Unveiled At Shenandoah Downs

September 05, 2025

The Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA) celebrated the opening of its new $2 million multiuse barn on Friday, Sept. 5 with a ribbon-cutting at Shenandoah Downs.

Harness racing at Shenandoah Downs

Shenandoah Announces 'Own A Horse For A Day' Contest

This past spring, Shenandoah Downs gave eight lucky female racing fans a chance to "Own a Horse for a Day" and compete for a $5,000 USD purse on Mother's Day.

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.