Officials with Hiawatha Horse Park have announced details regarding training and qualifying at the Sarnia, Ont. oval.
On Monday, May 26, the Ontario Racing Commission announced that it had approved 21 race dates for Hiawatha Horse Park’s 2014 season of live harness racing.
Hiawatha will hold its first live date on Saturday, June 28. From there, the track will host programs of live racing every Thursday and Saturday until September 6.
First-race post time for Hiawatha’s programs will be 6:30 p.m.
To view a race date calendar for the 2014 season at Hiawatha, click here.
Officials with the raceway have announced that the racetrack is now open for training and will be available Thursdays and Saturday mornings between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The first qualifying session at the track is scheduled for June 28. The qualifying session will get underway at 4:30 p.m. Schooling races will take place beforehand at 4:15 p.m. Horsepeople have been informed that they can enter their horses to be schooled earlier in the day in the paddock.
Trainers looking to enter their horses for the qualifiers should call 519-542-1697 starting on Tuesday, June 24.
Hiawatha has also reminded trainers that it has a Lasix program.
(With files from Hiawatha)