The Halloween Pace
will also honor legendary grey pacer Four One One on Friday, October 31
VERNON, NY – Vernon Downs is getting into the
Halloween spirit by hosting a race exclusively for grey horses on Halloween
Night, Friday, October 31. The race has drawn a field of seven including local
favorite The Grey Bullet. The excitement will happen in Race 8 on the 11-race
program that begins at 6:45 p.m.
“Fewer than one percent of the standardbred racehorse
population is grey so we had to work hard to find enough horses to put this
race together, but we think it will be exciting for the fans and so perfect on
Halloween night to see the grey horses racing through the stretch at Vernon Downs,”
said Scott Warren, Director of Racing.
Earlier in the evening, one of the area’s favorite grey
horses of all-time, named Four One One, will officially retire in a winner’s
circle ceremony. The 12-year-old, owned by Robert Siemski of Utica, raced 135
times at Vernon Downs over an eight-year period. He won 16 races at Vernon
Downs including his last career start this past May.
Closing Night of the 2014 Vernon Downs racing season is
Saturday (November 1) with a special post time of 6:00 p.m. The 11-race card
begins with a long-sleeve t-shirt giveaway, free while supplies last, and
concludes with a spectacular fireworks display following the last race of the
season. Vernon Downs features free admission and free general parking. For more
information, visit www.vernondowns.com.
