Buckeye - Wolverine Night

Begun in 1998, Buckeye-Wolverine Night has become Raceway Park’s most popular racing evening of the year. Guests receive free admission when they wear their university’s colors, and all night long Raceway Park gives away apparel and promotional items from both Ohio State and UM. Of great interest to racing fans is the Buckeye-Wolverine Driver’s Challenge, which pits four Ohio drivers against four Michigan drivers for $2,000 in contest winnings.

The highlight of the evening is the annual $10,000 Buckeye-Wolverine Pace, in which the four best pacers from Ohio compete against the four best from Michigan. It is noteworthy that in eight of ten cases, the result of the Buckeye-Wolverine Pace predicted the winner of the Ohio State-Michigan football game!

BUCKEYE-WOLVERINE PACE PAST WINNERS

YEAR	HORSE	TIME	STATE	FOOTBALL GAME WINNER
1998	Firm Belief	1:54.1	Ohio	Ohio State
1999	Ramses Two	1:54.3	Michigan	Michigan
2000	CR Raider	1:54.3	Michigan	Michigan
2001	Cmon Sloopy Hang On	1:53	Ohio	Ohio State
2002	Monturo	1:54.1	Ohio	Ohio State
2003	Blue Oxfords	1:54.4	Michigan	Michigan
2004	Mr. Minority	1:55.1	Michigan	Ohio State
2005	Primetime Bobcat	1:56	Michigan	Ohio State
2006	Ataboyart	1:55	Ohio	Ohio State
2007	Ataboyart	1:55.2	Ohio	Ohio State