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Scioto: 3YO fillies duel in Nadia Lobell, Moni Maker
Pacer Topville Lucky and trotter Victorianas Secret won the $100,000 Nadia Lobell and Moni Maker for sophomore fillies on Saturday night at Scioto Downs.
Greg ReinhartJul 18, 2026
Pacer Topville Lucky and trotter Victorianas Secret won the $100,000 Nadia Lobell and Moni Maker for sophomore fillies on Saturday night at Scioto Downs.
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Many of the top contenders on the road to the Hambletonian were on display at the Meadowlands for the Stanley Dancer Memorial on July 11 and still more will be in action this Sunday in the Zweig Memorial at Vernon Downs, but there are many avenues a trainer can take to prepare for the most important date on the trotting calendar - some by design and others by necessity.
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Grand Circuit and Graded Stakes action come to Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (July 18) with four $100,000 Grade 3 events – the Nadia Lobell and Moni Maker for 3-year-old fillies and the #SendItIn and Cleopatra invitational paces for older horses.
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Drivers Chris Page and Chris Lems, along with trainer Steve Carter, had a pair of victories in $50,000 Ohio Sires Stakes tests for 2-year-old trotters on Saturday night at Scioto Downs.
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One week after winning their respective $150,000 Next Generation races, freshmen Made For More and Commanders Moni return to Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday to kick off what their connections hope is a successful 2026 Ohio Sires Stakes campaign.
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All four $150,000 divisions of the Next Generation for freshmen Ohio-sired horses on Saturday (July 4) at Eldorado Scioto Downs were tightly contested, creating exciting races for those trackside and who joined to watch via the simulcast show or on Fox Sports.
For the third straight year, the four $150,000 divisions of The Next Generation for freshman Ohio Sired horses will be featured on FOX Sports as part of New York Racing Association’s series America’s Day at the Races.
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With the summer season in harness racing comes an influx of horsepower in the form of 2-year-olds across North America. While most regions use Sire Stakes and conditioned events to provide opportunities for these youngsters, Scioto Downs offers a unique opportunity for connections of these horses to immediately score a big payday with four $150,000 Next Generation races at the start of July each year.
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Expectations were low for sophomore filly trotter Charlotte Elise in the third leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes. Despite drawing the rail, she went off as a 43-1 longshot. Even some of her connections were skeptical that a win was within reach.
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Scioto Downs is hosting six $20,000 divisions of the third leg of the BSS for sophomore colt pacers on Saturday, June 27, and Touchedbythesea opened as the 2-1 favorite in the fifth division.
Pacer Topville Lucky and trotter Victorianas Secret won the $100,000 Nadia Lobell and Moni Maker for sophomore fillies on Saturday night at Scioto Downs.
Many of the top contenders on the road to the Hambletonian were on display at the Meadowlands for the Stanley Dancer Memorial on July 11 and still more will be in action this Sunday in the Zweig Memorial at Vernon Downs, but there are many avenues a trainer can take to prepare for the most important date on the trotting calendar - some by design and others by necessity.
Grand Circuit and Graded Stakes action come to Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday (July 18) with four $100,000 Grade 3 events – the Nadia Lobell and Moni Maker for 3-year-old fillies and the #SendItIn and Cleopatra invitational paces for older horses.
Drivers Chris Page and Chris Lems, along with trainer Steve Carter, had a pair of victories in $50,000 Ohio Sires Stakes tests for 2-year-old trotters on Saturday night at Scioto Downs.
One week after winning their respective $150,000 Next Generation races, freshmen Made For More and Commanders Moni return to Eldorado Scioto Downs on Saturday to kick off what their connections hope is a successful 2026 Ohio Sires Stakes campaign.
All four $150,000 divisions of the Next Generation for freshmen Ohio-sired horses on Saturday (July 4) at Eldorado Scioto Downs were tightly contested, creating exciting races for those trackside and who joined to watch via the simulcast show or on Fox Sports.
For the third straight year, the four $150,000 divisions of The Next Generation for freshman Ohio Sired horses will be featured on FOX Sports as part of New York Racing Association’s series America’s Day at the Races.
With the summer season in harness racing comes an influx of horsepower in the form of 2-year-olds across North America. While most regions use Sire Stakes and conditioned events to provide opportunities for these youngsters, Scioto Downs offers a unique opportunity for connections of these horses to immediately score a big payday with four $150,000 Next Generation races at the start of July each year.
Expectations were low for sophomore filly trotter Charlotte Elise in the third leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes. Despite drawing the rail, she went off as a 43-1 longshot. Even some of her connections were skeptical that a win was within reach.
Scioto Downs is hosting six $20,000 divisions of the third leg of the BSS for sophomore colt pacers on Saturday, June 27, and Touchedbythesea opened as the 2-1 favorite in the fifth division.