The team at Eldorado Scioto Downs and the Hambletonian Society are excited to welcome fans, horsemen and handicappers to the Breeders Crown this weekend – whether it is on-site or online – Friday & Saturday (Oct. 23 & 24). First post for each race night is 6:00 p.m. ...
COLUMBUS, OH -- October 23, 2026 -- The team at Eldorado Scioto Downs and the Hambletonian Society are excited to welcome fans, horsemen and handicappers to the Breeders Crown this weekend – whether it is on-site or online – Friday & Saturday (Oct. 23 & 24). First post for each race night is 6:00 p.m.
For those that cannot make it to the track to watch live, there are many ways to take in the festivities:
- Scioto Downs simulcast, available at your local racetrack, OTB or ADW and on RTN via streaming services such as Roku, Amazon FireStick and online at www.rtn.tv
- on Fox Sports 1 starting at 8:00 p.m. Friday
- on Fox Sports 2 starting at 7:00 p.m. Saturday
- Primetime Racing YouTube channel starting at 6:00 p.m. both days
The on-site Fox Sports coverage will be brought to you by Gabe Prewitt, Jessica Otten & Ashley Mailloux. The Primetime Racing hosts will be Emily Gaskin, Chad Rozema, Greg Blanchard & Mark McKelvie.
Free program pages are available on the Scioto Downs website for handicappers to make their selections for the plethora of guarantees over the weekend:
Friday
$10,000G early Pick-5, starting in R1
$10,000G early Pick-4, starting in R3
$20,000G mid-card Pick-4, starting in R7
$15,000G late Pick-5, starting in R10
$15,000G late Pick-4, starting in R11
Saturday
$20,000G early Pick-5, starting in R1
$25,000G early Pick-4, starting in R3
$30,000G mid-card Pick-4, starting in R7
$15,000G late Pick-5, starting in R10
$25,000G Pick-4, starting in R11
For those that will be onsite at Scioto Downs, there will be more than just racing to keep you entertained throughout the evenings. A pre-race party will be held for sponsors and racing connections starting at 4:30 p.m. in between the casino and the clubhouse. Visit with Breeders Crown contenders of the past – Foiled Again, Golden Receiver, Mission Accepted & Pinkman – from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. each night. For families, there will be bounce houses, face painting, a petting zoo (Friday), apple cider making (Saturday) and balloon twister artists for the kids.
For those choosing to sit in the grandstand or beer garden tent, there will be various food trucks and vendors behind the grandstand, including kettle corn, bbq, burgers, gyros, tacos and dirty sodas.
The 2026 Breeders Crown 2-year-old finals will be held on Friday (starting at race 7) and the 3-year-old and open finals on Saturday (races 3-10). More details about the racing can be found on the Scioto Downs website and Hambletonian Society website.
