Spun in Dominus started our week off with a determined win for trainer Megan Fadlovich and jockey Rocco Bowen. Spun in Dominus got back to his winning ways on Monday to start the stable’s week off with a game win. HMDC and partners will have plenty of action in the starting gate at Thistledown, with four of our colorbearers going to post in three days! On Monday, Spun in Dominus broke crisply under Rocco Bowen and led the field for the first 100 yards, letting two challengers

“Lofty Cowtown hopes to get back to her winning ways on Wednesday vs. frequent foes.” A real stable stalwart will head to post on Wednesday as Lofty Cowtown heads to post in Thistledown’s seventh race, a hefty $75,000 claiming event at six furlongs. Now a 6-year-old mare, the Mapleton-bred has been campaigned throughout her career by HMDC and Taste of Victory Stables and trained by Megan Fadlovich. The daughter of former Ohio Stallion of the Year Cowtown Cat has been a produ

HMDC and partners have had consistent action now that our horses are settled in at Thistledown after a winter of unpredictable weather that interfered with training schedules and track conditions. With that in our rear-view window, the action has picked up with a win, two seconds and a head scratcher this week. Smokin Joe has a victory cigar after making it two in a row! Smokin Joe started the 2026 season, just as he ended 2025 – with a win. The 4-year-old Mapleton-bred son o

TDN Starting Gate After the long fall and winter stand at Mahoning Valley Racetrack in Youngstown, the Ohio Thoroughbred circuit is on the move. Spring and summer action in the Buckeye State begins with Thistledown’s meet opener on Monday in North Randall, just outside of Cleveland. Belterra Park in Cincinnati will follow, opening its season on Friday, May 1. An eight-race Monday program kicks off Thistledown’s 100-day live racing season, which runs through Oct. 8. The track

Rogues a Plotting and Luis Rivera bounce to a 3 1/2 length win. Photo courtesy of Conrad Photography “It ain’t over ‘till it's over.” In Thursday’s featured $33,700 allowance event at Mahoning Valley it looked like our Dr. Spirito shook off the constant challenge of the odds-on favorite and had clear sailing as the field straightened into the stretch. Former paddock pal, Rogues a Plotting, who led by a small margin for the first two furlongs, appeared to be backing up from