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  Ohio Racino Stakes Winner !     

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Scioto Downs is now a racino located in Columbus, the casino was added in the parking lot area, leaving the original track intact. The racing section consists of an open air grandstand that holds 10,000 and an enclosed clubhouse that holds an additional 2,400 bettors. The racing surface is a five eights mile dirt oval and a stable area for 840 horses. The parking lot can hold over 3,000 cars. Simulcasting is available year round in the Scioto Downs penthouse.    

Scioto Downs, along with Miami Valley Raceway which replaced Lebanon Raceway, conduct an almost entire year of racing in Southern Ohio. Many top drivers and horses have competed at Scioto Downs. The highlight of the season are races run in the Ohio Sires Stakes Program.

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 In 2011, Scioto Downs became the first racetrack in Ohio to take advantage of the new Ohio law that permits gaming. At the conclusion of the normal May to September schedule, work begin on the new Racino, scheduled to be ready for the beginning of the 2012 season. Dan Noble the leading driver in the nation also took the Scioto driving crown. 

On June 1st 2013, Scioto Downs was the first track in Ohio to open their casino. Under new owners MTR Gaming, Scioto Downs was rebuilt on it's original site. It should be interesting to see how thinGs work out in Southern Ohio, in the casino wars. Rival Penn Gaming opened a casino in Columbus along with a racino a few miles from the old Lebanon Raceway site. They also moved Raceway Park to Dayton only 80 miles from Columbus, not to mention what's going on in Cincinnati. I hope there's enough people and dollars to go around and ironically it probably won't bring any new fans out to watch the horses.

 Scioto Downs is the only harness track under one mile that regularly has 10 betting interests in a race.

I did make it to Scioto Downs once, but was only there for simulcasting, which was in the clubhouse. There was a nice view of the track from there to watch live racing.