MR - TWO FRIDAYS ADDED DURING JULY; NIGHT RACING ON THE 4TH

During the month of July there will be a change in the racing schedule at Monticello Raceway.  Two Friday cards have been added and the Wednesday, July 4^th program will be in the evening with first post at 5:30pm.

“Added to our usual Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday format will be the Fridays of  July 6^th and July 13^th ,” noted raceway GM Shawn Wiles. “Our Wednesday, July 4^th  program will begin at 5:30pm and after the races we’ll have our annual fireworks display.  All the other racing post times during July will be at12:50pm in the afternoon.”

According to Eric Warner the tracks director of racing the Fridays were added to accommodate our horsemen.

“With the (NY) Sires Stakes and the Excelsior Series for 2 year old pacing colts and geldings carded for July 4^th they figure to fill the majority of the races that day so we added Friday, July 6^th so our regular horse population will get a chance to race that week.” Warner said. “We’ve  also added Friday, July 13  for the national racing promotion of Back to The Track and on that date we will have our second-annual  All-Amateur Day.”