Nominations must be postmarked Friday, May 15 for the Charlie Hill Trot and Jim Ewart Pace, both of which will be raced on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Eldorado Scioto Downs. Each event, for aged horses, has a $500 nomination fee and will race for a purse of around $270,000 USD.

Nominations are also still open for the Next Generation events for Ohio-sired two-year-olds, to be held Saturday, July 4. Those interested in securing a spot in the Next Generation can make a $10,000 USD nomination by May 15. Each division is limited to nine (9) entrants with eight (8) spots needing purchased in order for the event to fill. If more than three or two nomination spots, respectively, are received for that division, a lottery drawing will be held only between those nominations received since the April 15 deadline; anyone who submitted an $8,000 USD nomination by April 15 is guaranteed a spot.

Full conditions for all the events are available on the USTA website at horsemen.ustrotting.com.

The 91-day 2026 Eldorado Scioto Downs regular season runs through Saturday, Sept. 19. Races are held Tuesday-Saturday, with special holiday cards on Memorial Day and Labour Day instead of the Tuesday card that week. The track will then re-open for the Breeders Crown, with eliminations held Oct. 16-17 and the finals Oct. 23-24. More information about all the racing action at Scioto can be found on the Eldorado Scioto Downs website. 

(Scioto Downs)