Virgil Morgan Jr.

2024 Breeders Crown Post Positions Set

October 22, 2024

The final four post position draws for the 2024 Breeders Crown championships took place on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at a luncheon at Hogan Equine in Cream Ridge, New Jersey.

Sadbirdstillsing winning at Delaware County Fair

Sadbirdstillsing Wins Buckette On Jugette Day

September 18, 2024

Sadbirdstillsing took flight up the backstretch to defeat the favourite in the $108,108 Buckette for three-year-old trotting fillies during the Jugette undercard on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Delaware Cou...

Chase H Hanover winning at Scioto Downs

Chase H Hanover Takes Scioto Season's Final Open

September 15, 2024

For the second consecutive year, Chase H Hanover took the closing night Open Pace at Eldorado Scioto Downs in 1:48.2.

Refined winning at Scioto Downs

Refined Headlines Big Night For Noble And Morgan

August 24, 2024

Millionaire trotting mare Refined tackled the boys in the $36,986 Open Trot at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday, Aug. 23, winning in 1:52.1 for the evening's red-hot combo of driver Dan Noble and train...

Refined winning at Scioto Downs

Morgan Sweeps Scioto Opens With Refined, Strong Poison

Trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. took both Opens on Friday, May 31 at Eldorado Scioto Downs. In a five-horse mad dash for the finish, Refined came out victorious in the $36,986 Open Trot in 1:53.2, while Str...

Kildare King winning at Scioto Downs

Scioto Opens To Forceful Power, Kildare King

A pair of Open Trots highlighted the Friday, May 10 evening card at Eldorado Scioto Downs and for the second night in a row, there was significant growth in handle over 2023 with a 48 per cent increas...

Racing at Scioto Downs

Scioto Downs Honours 2023 Meet Leaders

September 19, 2023

The 2023 racing season concluded at Eldorado Scioto Downs this past weekend on Saturday, Sept. 16.

Grace Hill winning at Woodbine Mohawk Park

Morgan Mares Seek Mohawk Stakes Success

Virgil Morgan Jr. has nothing but good things to say about female pacer Grace Hill and female trotter Refined heading into Saturday’s stakes action at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and it is easy to understan...

Grace Hill

Grace Hill Solid In 2023 Debut

Breeders Crown winner Grace Hill took Eldorado Scioto Downs’ $31,000 Fillies & Mares Open Pace on Friday (May 12), while Ohio Aged Trotter of the Year Smoking Jet took the first edition of the $30,000...

Special Recognition Awards At Ohio Annual Banquet

January 14, 2023

The connections of 2022 Little Brown Jug champion Bythemissal, 2022 Breeders Crown champion Pebble Beach, Virgil Morgan Jr., the trainer of 2022 Breeders Crown champion Grace Hill, and owner Joe Sbroc...

Alexa Skye in the 2021 Blue Chip Matchmaker Series

Alexa Skye Ready To Go

December 08, 2022

Alexa Skye, a Grand Circuit-winning female pacer sidelined since late February because of a leg injury, is set to return to the races for new connections in Friday’s $24,000 Open for fillies and mares...

2022 Breeders Crown open winners

Crown Connections Thrilled With Open Champions

November 02, 2022

Even to those who knew nothing about horses or harness racing, Danish-bred trotter Ecurie D always looked special.

Scioto Wraps 2022 Season

September 18, 2022

The curtain closed on the 53rd racing season at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (Sept. 17). With 90 days complete, Later Dudes scored in the $29,000 featured Horse and Gelding Open Pace for the fina...