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Track changing horses
Robert Schmitz, chairman of the Ohio State Racing Commission, explained that the two types
of racing use different sized tracks. ''In Ohio, of the four commercial harness tracks,
two are half-mile tracks and two are five-eighth mile tracks,'' he said.

JJ Hall Ohio's Horse of the Year
JJ Hall--Ohio's Horse of the Year for 2011--was nothing short of brilliant during his 3-year-old
 campaign for owner Doug Millard of Woodstock, Ontario. Millard had first noticed the
youngster at the 2009 Ohio Select Sale, and asked trainer Scott Mogan ...

San Pail picks up two major harness racing awards
San Pail picks up two major harness racing awards.

Dayton horse track plan switching to harness racing
Penn National Gaming Inc.'s plan to request relocation of a thoroughbred horse racing
track to Dayton has switched to a harness racing facility.

OFFICIALS GIDDY, UPBEAT ABOUT NEW AUSTINTOWN RACE TRACK PLAN
But Penn officials said the moves are contingent on the state's finalizing plans to place
video lottery terminals, known as VLTs, at Ohio's horse racetracks. The switch is tucked
away in the company's 2011 earnings report, released Thursday.

Lebanon racetrack may face competition from Dayton
... the horse-racing industry,” Lebanon Raceway co-owner Keith Nixon Jr. said in an email. “For VLTs (video lottery terminals) to provide meaningful economic support for Ohio's fragile economy, it's important that each track meets its full potential.