Events not solely run by US Pony Racing are denoted with a (*). To inquire about entering any race, for general questions or to volunteer contact USPR or call 410-340-2347
NOTE: ALL mount/rider combos MUST be pre-approved by a USPR representative before being permitted to run at many USPR organized events, local jurisdiction rules may also apply.
FALL 2024 (events will be added, check back)
Monday, August 26, 20245:30 PM
Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD
Registration required email usponyracing@gmail.com to register BEFORE 8/24
Saturday, August 31, 2024 Post Time: 10:30 AM
Maryland State Fair Pony Flat Races presented by the Maryland Jockey Club
Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD
Pony Flat Races (small, medium, large, Shetland, lead line trot)
REGISTER HERE
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Legacy Chase Pony Flat Races (Shetland, Small and Leadline only)
Shawan Downs
Hunt Valley, MD
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Jim McKay Maryland Million Invitational Pony Races
Laurel Park
Laurel, MD
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Maryland 5 Star Pony Races (Shetland and Leadline only)
Elkton, MD
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Cattail Chase Pony Flat Races
Pleasant Prospect Farm
Brooklandville, MD
End of October 2024- tentative working on scheduling
Washington International Horse Show Shetland Pony Championship Race
Prince George’s Equestrian Center
Upper Marlborough, MD
USPR Shetland Exhibition Team Performance
Purchase tickets here
11:00 am, Sunday, November 3, 2024- note daylight savings time!
Pennsylvania Junior Hunt Cup
PA Hunt Cup, Unionville, PA
Junior Field Master’s Chase Races (horse and pony)
SPRING 2024
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Mid-Atlantic Junior and Pony Racing Clinic
Merryland Farm • Hydes, MD
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
Rappahannock Hunt Races Pony Races operated by US Pony Racing
The Hill
13257 Durates Road, Boston, VA
NO AIKEN FOR 2024
Sunday, March 10th, 2024 11:00 AM
RACING CLINIC (Adults and Juniors also welcome, timber focus, but Field Master and Flat also)
Mt Harmon Plantation • Earleville, MD
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
Piedmont Fox Hounds Point to Point- will card leadline, small, medium and large pony flat races- enter with USPR
Salem Course, Upperville, Virginia
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Elkridge-Harford Pt to Pt with Pony flat and Jr FMC Races operated by USPR
Monkton, MD
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Mini Manor Leadline Trot Races at the My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase
Monkton, MD
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Mt Harmon Wicomico Hunt Pt to Pt
Mt Harmon Plantation
Earleville, MD
Sunday, April 21, 2024
USPR Pony Flat Races at the Loudoun Pt-to-Pt
Morven Park
Leesburg, VA
Saturday, May 4, 2024
The Monkton Pony Derby • Leg I of the Inverness Triple Crown Pony Racing Series
Inverness Brewing
Monkton, MD
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Willowdale Steeplechase Pony Races
Unionville, PA
Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Pony Preakness • Leg II of the Inverness Triple Crown Pony Races
Inverness Brewing
Monkton, MD
Saturday, May 25th, 2024 TBD
Chasin’ for Children Pony Races
Pimlico Racecourse
Baltimore, MD
Sunday and Monday, May 26th and 27th, 2024
WIHS Shetland Pony Championship Races at the Devon Horse Show
Saturday, June 8, 2024
The Monkton Pony Stakes • Leg III of the Inverness Triple Crown Pony Races
Inverness Brewing
Monkton, MD
EVENTS FROM Fall 2023 BELOW
Friday, August TBD 2023 (night racing)- tentative working on scheduling
Pennsylvania Pony Derby
Hollywood Casino at Penn National
Grantville, PA
August 28, 10:45 AM
Maryland State Fair Pony Flat Races presented by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and Maryland Million, Ltd.
Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD
Pony Flat Races (small, medium, large, Shetland, lead line trot)
REGISTER HERE
August 29, 11:15 AM
Maryland State Fair Shetland Pony Steeplechase Races presented by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and Maryland Million, Ltd.
Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD
Shetland Steeplechase Races
REGISTER HERE
Saturday, September 30, 2023 (Not UPSR operated, see event page for details)
Essex Fox Hounds Masters’ Chase
9 races for juniors and adults over fences and on the flat
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Maryland Million Pony Races
Laurel Park, Laurel, MD
Pony Flat Races (small, medium, large, Shetland)
Friday and Saturday, October 27 and 28, 2023- tentative working on scheduling
Washington International Horse Show Shetland Pony Championship Race
Prince George’s Equestrian Center
Upper Marlborough, MD
USPR Shetland Exhibition Team Performance
Purchase tickets here
Sunday, October 30, 2023 – details coming soon
Canter for the Cause
Pimlico Racecourse, Baltimore, MD
Saturday, November 4, 2023- (Not USPR operated, contact race for details)
Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, GA
Pony and Junior field master chase and flat races
11:00 am, Sunday, November 5, 2023
Pennsylvania Junior Hunt Cup
PA Hunt Cup, Unionville, PA
Junior Field Master’s Chase Races (horse and pony)