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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Tioga Downs increases purses

by James Witherite, Tioga Downs racing media

Nichols, N.Y. -- The Tioga Downs race office has announced a 20 per cent across-the-board purse increase, applied retroactively to races from Friday, August 19, and effective through the end of the current meet (Saturday, September 17).

Top-level Open purses increase from $11,000 to $13,000, maiden purses have been bumped up from $4,000 to $4,800, and similar increases occur across all classes.