Vernon Downs

J A T O Three-peats In Vernon Open

September 23, 2016

Margaret and Amy Butler's J A T O ($3.80) seized control of the terms early and never looked back on his way to a third consecutive victory in Friday (September 23) evening's featured $10,500 Miracle ...

K Js Caroline Clicks; Five For MacDonald

September 22, 2016

Scott Woogen's K Js Caroline parried all comers in Thursday night's $11,000 Mares Miracle Mile/Open Handicap Pace at Vernon Downs, and leading driver John MacDonald tallied another five wins on the 10...

Vernon Downs Draw Advisory

September 21, 2016

Horsemen are advised that entries will close for the Thursday, September 29 program at Vernon Downs at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 23, one day earlier than usual.

N.Y. Sophomores In Vernon Spotlight

September 18, 2016

New York-sired three-year-olds were in the spotlight on Saturday (September 17) evening at Vernon Downs, as a quartet of $45,000 Excelsior Series finals and a quartet of $50,000 New York Sire Stakes c...

Another Vernon Victory For J A T O

September 16, 2016

Margaret and Amy Butler’s J A T O ($2.60) won the featured $9,900 Miracle Mile/Open Handicap Trot on Friday (September 16) evening, pressing into the far turn and edging clear in the straight to a dec...

Fresh Cut Favoured In Excelsior Finals

September 16, 2016

Empire Breeders Classic winner Fresh Cut lends a fair bit of star power to a stakes-laden 15-race program on Saturday (September 17) evening at Vernon Downs, as he has been installed as the 2-1 mornin...

Bettorhaveanother Comes Up Big

September 15, 2016

After a narrow miss in last week's top-level distaff, the Kellogg Racing Stables LLC's Bettorhaveanother controlled an easy pace and sprinted off to evade even-money favourite Jinxys Delight in Thursd...

Vernon Main Event To Lets Foal Around

September 10, 2016

Eugene Landy’s Lets Foal Around earned his second win in as many starts for trainer-driver Harry Landy, pushing to the fore in the last 70 yards of Saturday evening’s $9,100 top-level Miracle Mile pac...

J A T O Returns A Winner

September 09, 2016

J A T O picked up right where he left off in his return to Vernon Downs, earning his seventh victory in as many career starts over the Miracle Mile in Friday evening’s featured $9,900 Miracle Mile/Ope...

Vernon Main Event To Jinxys Delight

September 08, 2016

Jinxys Delight made all the pace in Thursday evening's featured $9,100 top-level Miracle Mile distaff pacing event at Vernon Downs, capping a driving grand slam for John MacDonald on the evening's nin...

Purse Increase For Vernon

September 08, 2016

Vernon Downs has instituted a roughly 20 per cent purse increase over the last two weeks, according to director of racing Scott Warren.

Vernon Sweep For American Ideals

September 05, 2016

Marcus Miller swept the Labor Day features at Vernon Downs, capturing both $59,100 New York Sire Stakes events for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings with Bottom Deals and Fresh Cut, both by Ame...