Northfield Park

Due to the Air Quality Index, Qualifiers have been cancelled for Thursday, July 16, 2026.

Join us on Saturday, August 1, 2026, for Northfield Park Racino's Grand Opening event and the Summit County Fair Races. Fun for all ages! Post Time 6:00 PM.

Sunday Handicapping Contests are back through November 8, 2026! Try your luck at handicapping the races at Saratoga for your chance to win! Weekly prizes; 1st Place - $500 / 2nd Place - $200 / 3rd Place - $100. See you on Sunday when registration begins at 11:00 AM.

Join us tonight for Live Racing at 6:00PM and play SHOWVIVOR for a chance to win $500!

Post Time 6:00 PM!

CARRYOVER ALERT!
Northfield, OH- Northfield Park will have a $50,000 estimated 50-cent Pick 6 pool for tonight, June 17 (starts in Race 8). The multi-day carryover has grown to $14,290.

The wager is a 50-cent non-jackpot bet and is offered in conjunction with the USTA Strategic Wagering program in partnership with the OHHA.

Post time is 6:00pm.

$100,000 Buckeye Distaff

Odds On Chesapeake rolled down the stretch to take the $100,000 Buckeye Distaff in 1:51 from post-7. It was the first win of the year and 14th lifetime score for the four-year-old daughter of Downbytheseaside.

The race was a slugfest in the early stages as #1 Real Star (Trevor Smith) took no prisoners through a scintillating :25.3 opening quarter. #2 Hey Hey Mama (Luke Hanners) then made her move to the front and led through fractions of :54 and 1:21.4 taking substantial heat from #9 No Foolin April (Brett Miller), who made a relentless first-over bid.

Odds On Chesapeake was in the live outer flow and was tipped three-wide at the top of the stretch to pace a last quarter of :28.3 and finish 1-1/4 length in front as she victoriously crossed the wire.

Odds On Chesapeake is owned by Odds On Racing and trained by Virgil Morgan Jr. Her $50,000 payday increased her lifetime earnings to $718,560.

Finishing behind Odds On Chesapeake were No Foolin April, Hey Hey Mama, High Flyin’ Filly, Prolific Fire, Tarapasta, Naked On A Hill, Real Star and Factory Girl. She returned $14.60 to win.

2026 Grade 2 Battle of Lake Erie

By Ayers Ratliff for Northfield Park

Driver Jimmy Marohn Jr. walked into the paddock at Northfield Park for the second time in his career and first in 25 years when he came to the northeast oval on Saturday (June 6) to drive #2 Mossdale Ben N in the $250,000 Battle of Lake Erie.

Marohn went to the gate with a plan to land on the lead, but that plan was quickly spoiled by #1 Women Layer (Luke Hanners) who was hustled off the wings and parked #4 Helium N (Dan Noble) through blazing :25.4 and :52.3 early fractions.

“I wanted to be aggressive off the gate and try to cut it,” said Marohn. “But that didn’t work out and we had to wait for our trip.”
Up the backstretch, Helium N was weary and started to tire. Not only was he tired, he had also softened-up Women Layer through a 1:20 three-quarters. #3 Captain Albano (Todd McCarthy) moved three-wide, and Prince Hal Hanover (Matt Kakaley) moved four-wide approaching the stretch.

Marohn, who had been in the garden spot the entire mile with a ringside seat to the Women Layer/Helium N slugfest, pulled the pocket and narrowly held off a hard-charging Prince Hal Hanover to stop the clock in 1:48.4, winning the Battle of Lake Erie by a nose.
Owned by PJT Investments, the 8-year-old son of the 2013 Battle of Lake Erie Champion A Rockinroll Dance, is trained by Peter Tritton who picks up his 2nd battle score after winning in 2018 with Bit of a Legend N. It was the 22nd victory for the gelding and bolstered his lifetime bankroll to $902,069.

Mossdale Ben N returned $15.80 to win. Prince Hal Hanover was the runner-up and Huninthelastdolar was third. Also, completing the race in order were Women Layer, Captain Albano, Ken Hanover, For Once Inmy Life, Bythemissal and Helium N

The Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association (OHHA) in partnership with Northfield Park sponsored Charity Night here on Battle of Lake Erie night. Nine charities each had a horse in race #7 and when the dust cleared #4 Long Hill was declared the winner, winning $10,000 for Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary and the #2 Mile Range finished 2nd winning $5,000 for Hattie Larlham.