Vernon Downs

Vernon Downs is set to begin its 73rd anniversary season of racing on Saturday, April 18. Post time for  Opening Night is 5:05 p.m., with a t-shirt giveaway after the third race.

Driver Leon Bailey and trainer Michelle Warner both put together strong performances over a sloppy track on closing day of the 2025 season at Vernon Downs to punctuate their dash-winning titles on Sat...

Quarrel won a stretch dispute with Little Instigator and Unusual Clarity in the featured $10,563 fillies and mares conditioned pace at Vernon Downs on Friday, Nov. 14.

Merrow went gate-to-wire to win the $11,972 featured conditioned pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Landing last of seven from the outside post at the start in the featured $10,563 fillies & mares conditioned pace, Unusual Clarity and trainer/driver Ron Harp circled the field to spring a 31-1 upset ...

Driver Leon Bailey won five races, including the featured $11,972 conditioned pace with Merrow, at Vernon Downs on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Vernon Downs leading drivers Chris Long and Leon Bailey tied for top honours of the night as each reinsman won five races on the 13-dash card on Friday, Oct. 31.

Sweet Valley has been atop a peak of form as of late, and she stayed sharp with a victory in the the featured $10,563 conditioned trot at Vernon Downs on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Bluesville and Merrow finished in a dead heat for the win in the featured $11,972 conditioned pace at Vernon Downs on Friday, Oct. 24.

The Manitoba-owned Aime Hanover won a stretch battle to take the co-featured $9,155 conditioned pace and a new lifetime mark at Vernon Downs on Saturday, Oct. 18.

The streaking pacing mare Pembroke Ali and hot-handed reinsman Leon Bailey headlined the Friday, Oct. 17 feature events at Vernon Downs.