People filled the stands of Fonner Park on Friday, poring over race books, watching the horses and placing bets. Numbers lit up on the board near the track, showing the Racing fans ready to take a ...

Fonner Park has announced the passing of Hugh Miner Jr., 78, who passed away on October 4 after battling an illness. ... and the establishment of the Finish Line Lounge. ...

Like a thoroughbred reaching for the finish line, the Fonner Park racing meet will be stretched out in 2022. Next year’s Fonner schedule will be six days longer than usual, encompassing 14 ...

Former Fonner Park CEO Hugh M. Miner Jr. died Oct. 4 at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home in Kearney, Neb., following a lengthy illness. He was 78. A graduate of Kearney State College, where he ...

Jada Bowers, A 17 year-old exercise rider from Alaska, is gearing up for Fonner Park’s winter meet, which kicks off Saturday, ...

For the second year in a row, Fonner Park’s race meet will run longer than usual. ... Jockeys race to the finish line at Fonner Park on opening day in 2012. Journal Star file photo ...

Cool Catomine (ON) takes the first race of the meet from the gate to the finish line. ELLIS K. COLLINS, FOR THE INDEPENDENT Last year, Gloria won $468 on a trifecta on opening day.

Part of the non-profit Grand Island Livestock Complex Authority, Fonner Park began its 31-day meet Feb. 21, with average daily wagering of $253,000 until March 23, when the COVID-19 restrictions ...

Trainer Isai Gonzalez recently set a Fonner Park record by winning six consecutive races in one day. A horse saddled by Gonzalez won the second race and the string didn’t ...

GRAND ISLAND -- Fonner Park and the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and the Nebraska Thoroughbred Breeders Association have announced a two-week trial period to conduct ...

For the second year in a row, Fonner Park’s race meet will run longer than usual. ... Jockeys race to the finish line at Fonner Park on opening day in 2012. Journal Star file photo ...