Tioga Downs held its second week of training for its fourth annual Scholarship
Race on Saturday morning for five local area high school students who will take
part in a scholarship harness race on Sunday, June 9th.
Participants from Elmira South
Side, Newark Valley, Owego Free Academy, Tioga Central, and Vestal High Schools
are in the process of learning some of the tricks of the trade from some of the
top drivers-trainers at Tioga Downs. Corey Braden, Jason Mac Dougall, Judy
Lanpher, Fern Paquet Jr., and Phil Fluet have all volunteered their time to
assist in helping the high school students get a better understanding of the
sport of harness racing and some of the daily care that goes into the horses.
The race will take place on Sunday, June 9th at Tioga
Downs in between the live races, which will also feature the $200,00(e) Roll
With Joe Open Pace and its counterpart the $200,000 Artiscape Pace for open
mare pacers. The students will ride in a double seated jog cart with a
professional driver-trainer who they have learned from for three weeks.
Scholarships for the event will be given out in the order of finish of the
race, 1st place: $3,000, 2nd place: $2,000, 3rd
place: $1,200, 4th place: $800, and 5th place: $500. The
sponsors helping support the fourth annual Scholarship race are the Harness
Horse Breeder’s of New York State, Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s
Association, New York Sire Stakes, and Tioga Downs.
