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.