Northville’s 2018 Dates Announced

Published: October 30, 2017 02:06 pm EDT

Race dates for the 2018 season of live action at Northville Downs were announced by the Michigan Gaming Control Board late last week.

According to a release by the MGCB, Northville Downs has been granted 60 race dates.

Northville Downs will host cards of live harness racing on Fridays and Saturdays, and those dates will be split into late winter/spring and autumn meets.

Live racing will take place at Northville from Friday, March 2, through Saturday, June 9, and will resume on Friday, September 7 and will continue through to Saturday, December 15.

Post time for the cards will be at 7 p.m.


A drone captures the action while high above Northville Downs (Image courtesy Northville Downs)

It was also reported last month that more than $1 million in purse money that had been in escrow for more than two years has been released to Hazel Park Raceway and the Michigan Harness Horsemen’s Association. For more, click here.

Hazel Park was granted 40 Thoroughbred dates which will be hosted from Friday, May 4, through to Saturday, September 15.

Both tracks will offer simulcasting throughout the year.

(With files from the MGCB)

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