It has been announced that Harrington Raceway’s 70th season of live harness racing will get underway on April 25 with a new 5 p.m. first-race post time for each card.
Live racing will be conducted on a Monday-through-Thursday schedule until June 30 before the customary break during the Delaware State Fair.
The annual Governor’s Night of racing will take place on July 28 (special 7 p.m. first post).
Live racing will resume on August 15 on a Monday-through-Wednesday schedule for the balance of the month before resuming the normal four-day week (Monday-Thursday) in September through closing night (October 20).
Qualifying races will be held on Wednesdays. A complete 2016 racing calendar is available here.
The track’s marquee event of the year, the Bobby Quillen Memorial, which routinely showcases many of the sport’s top pacers, will take place September 19.
Packets for horsepeople are available through the track’s website (harringtonraceway.com), as horsepeople are reminded that the 2016 application deadline is April 7.
(With files from Harrington Raceway)