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Monday, May 21, 2012

Tgdn5/8, VD7/8 - NYSF Races at Tioga and Vernon Downs This Weekend

The New York State Fair (NYSF) races for three year olds are scheduled for the upcoming holiday weekend at Vernon and Tioga Downs.

  This year the NYSF is considered a part of the Excelsior series, so the horse must be eligible to the Excelsior series to race in the NYSF races. The purse for all NYSF races will be $12,000 (plus all entry fees, $110). Points will be awarded toward the Excelsior finals.

  The NYSF/Excelsior 3YO colt & filly trots will be raced at Vernon Downs on Friday, May 25. Entries will be taken by the Vernon Race office at (315) 829-6825 on Tuesday, May 22 until 9:00AM. The condition sheet is here.

  Vernon's holiday racing schedule is Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26 at 6:55PM. Memorial Day (May 28) racing is a 1:15 matinee card.

    Tioga Downs will be dark this Friday for a concert, but live racing resumes on Saturday, May 26 at 6:50PM and Sunday, May 27 with a special evening post time of 6:30PM.

   The NYSF/Excelsior pacing colts & fillies will race at Tioga on Monday, May 28 as part of the Memorial Day matinee card beginning at 1:30PM.

  The draw for Monday's stakes card will be on Friday, May 25, box closing at 9:00AM. The Tioga Race Office phone is (607) 699-7688 and that condition sheet is here.