Festivities Ready For Kawartha Opener

Kawartha Downs
Published: May 16, 2023 07:54 pm EDT

Harness racing will return to Peterborough, Ont. this Saturday (May 20) for the first of 18 race dates at Kawartha Downs in 2023.

A 10-race card will hit the track on Saturday with many events planned for those on site. Kawartha Downs will host a car show on opening night and will also have live music for the track patrons. Prize giveaways will happen through the opening-night card as well.

The featured races on the night are a pair of $5,000 conditioned events, one on the pace and one on the trot. In the pace, veteran Matts Tuition lands post one against a field which also includes Mohawk invader Julerica, exiting the Claiming Handicap company in Campbellville, along with another Mohawk shipper in Mad Man Hill. The trot pins nine competitors and includes the grizzled half-millionaire O Narutac Perfetto from post six in a group that features many six-digit earners like Oh Lina, Sonofamillionaire, Wishyoudtellme, Brady Bunch and All The Truth.

Kawartha Downs wishes to remind all horsepeople that a valid AGCO license is required for access to the backstretch. There will also be no qualifiers held this Saturday due to an event on the infield.

Post time at Kawartha Downs is 7 p.m. (EDT). Racing at Kawartha continues weekly through Sept. 23 with cards mostly on Saturdays and on select Fridays.

To view Saturday’s harness racing entries, click on one of the following links: Kawartha Downs --  Saturday Entries || Program Pages (courtesy TrackIT)

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