Scioto Downs Racino will have a special 5:30 p.m. post time on Saturday (May 18).
The adjustment in time will allow the racetrack to run off a few races before the Preakness Stakes is showed via simulcast throughout the facility. Scheduled post time for the second leg of the Thoroughbred Triple Crown is 6 p.m.
The main event for the live racing card will be the Open Pace going for $20,000. Leaving from post two, Man He Can Skoot from the Virgil Morgan Jr. stable, is the third favourite on the morning line at 9-2. The four-year-old gelding has already made over $58,000 on the year racing mostly out east at Harrah’s Philadelphia. The other two favourites in the race are Star Recruit (3-1) leaving from the rail for trainer Steve Carter and the Ron Potter trainee Carols Comet (4-1), who will leave from post position nine.
Every racing night, race number nine will offer a Super High Five wager and each one carded thus far has had 11 entries with only one horse scratching from the race. When an 11-horse field goes to the gate, Scioto pays out six places. While still a new bet, the Super High Five wager has been gaining momentum since first being offered just a week ago on opening night.
Scioto hosts the "Last Man Standing" handicapping contest the first Saturday of each month this summer. Participants chose a horse they think will finish in the top three in races two through nine. The winning contestant will receive $500 worth of wagers they can use to bet on one race during the remainder of the card.
Racing at Scioto will be held every Wednesday through Saturday with a post time of 6:30 p.m. through Saturday, September 14. Special 1 p.m. cards will be held on May 27 (Memorial Day), July 4, August 3 (State Fair races) and September 2 (Labor Day).
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