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Century Downs Meet Wraps Up With Dachshund Dash

August 26, 2025

Century Downs will close out its 2025 harness meet on Saturday, Aug. 30 with a family-friendly day filled with delicious food, live horse racing and dog-centered festivities including a Dachshund Dash...

Harness racing at Clinton Raceway

Vic Hayter Memorial Set For Sunday At Clinton

Years after the passing of Vic Hayter, his son Greg remains dedicated to keeping his father's legacy alive. This Sunday, July 20 marks the 10th running of the $12,000 Vic Hayter Memorial Invitational ...

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Century Downs Dachshund Dash Returns Saturday

Century Downs will be hosting its second annual Dachshund Dash following its Saturday, June 21 stakes program.

A view of the Meadowlands signage on the grandstand

An Eventful June Ahead At Meadowlands

The fun keeps rolling at the Meadowlands Racetrack in June with an action-packed promotions schedule in addition to live harness racing every Friday and Saturday night, with a 6:20 p.m. post time.

St Lads Criminal

St Lads Criminal Wins Fifth Straight At Grand River

Three-year-old pacing colt St Lads Criminal extended his Grand River Raceway win streak on Friday night (July 14), making it five in a row.

It’s 'Wiener Take All' Saturday At Big M

August 31, 2021

This Saturday, Sept. 4, it is “Wiener Take All” in Meadowlands Racetrack’s third annual Wiener Dog Derby.

Mohawk 'Doggy Derby' Rescheduled

Woodbine Entertainment has announced a new date for its inaugural ‘Doggy Derby’ at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Mohawk Doggy Derby Registration Open

Woodbine Mohawk Park is calling on all dog owners to register their best friend in the track’s inaugural Doggy Derby, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 3.

Grand River Wiener Dog Races Returning

Back by popular demand, one of the biggest events of the live horse racing season at Grand River Raceway will feature four-legged warriors of a markedly different kind.

Grassroots Conclude Clinton’s Meet; Jamieson Wins Charity Challenge

September 02, 2018

Clinton Raceway’s meet-closing Sunday program (Sept. 2) offered four Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies. The quartet of splits each offered roughly $18,000 in pu...

Weiner Dogs Invade Grand River

In his bio, 15 pound Dashpig was described as “brave as a wolf dog.” The mighty Dachshund churned that courage into victory, holding on to win the fourth annual Ren’s Pets Wiener Dog Races at Grand Ri...

Ontario-Breds Take NY Sire Stakes

August 27, 2017

Two divisions of New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) two-year-old trotting colts and geldings vying for $107,000 in purse money highlighted the Sunday afternoon (August 27) card at Batavia Downs and a live cr...

Family Fun Day, NYSS At Batavia Sunday

August 26, 2017

On Sunday (Aug. 27) Batavia Downs will once again present the very popular Family Fun Day and Wiener Dog races. It’s daylong of fun for the entire family and every year it fills the Downs with thousan...