Vernon Downs

Jet Airway Upsets In Vernon Open

August 13, 2016

Aided by live three-wide cover from prohibitive favourite JK Panache, Jet Airway ($29.00) and 24-year-old driver Atlee Bender teamed up to spring a 13-1 upset in Saturday (August 13) evening's $10,000...

Vernon Schedule For Kindergarten Draw

August 12, 2016

Horsepeople should be advised of the draw schedule for the Kindergarten races at Vernon Downs.

Miracle Trot To My Lucky Word

August 11, 2016

After Vernon Downs’ leading driver John MacDonald notched five victories on Wednesday night's card, current runner-up Chris Lems posted a natural grand slam to start off Thursday evening's nine-race p...

MacDonald Wins Five At Vernon

August 10, 2016

The J P Stables' All Charged Up ($3.10) swung wide off a second-over trip to collar Bettorhaveanother in Wednesday (August 10) evening's featured $9,000 distaff pace at Vernon Downs for the hot-handed...

Tioga / Vernon Schedule Reminder

August 10, 2016

Horsepeople and fans alike are reminded of amended schedules this week at Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs.

Planet Rock Still Perfect In Sire Stakes

August 06, 2016

Planet Rock ($7.90) remained undefeated through four career starts via a sparkling 1:52 mile in her $55,500 New York Sire Stakes event for two-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (August 6) night at V...

Parkhill Horton Upsets At Vernon

August 05, 2016

Parkhill Horton ($17.00) used a quick turn of foot off the far turn to seize command from odds-on favourite Twice Too Nice in Friday (August 5) evening's featured $7,500 Miracle Mile Trot at Vernon Do...

Vernon Distaff To Southern Girl

August 05, 2016

Employing a tracking trip through much of the mile, Connie Hochstetler's Southern Girl reached late to nose out even-money favourite All Charged Up in Thursday evening's featured $8,000 Mares Open Pac...

JK Panache Bounces Back At Vernon

Following a third-place effort behind Luck Be Withyou on the Gerrity undercard at Saratoga last week, JK Panache ($5.60) bounced back to earn his 40th career win in Saturday (July 30) evening's featur...

Oh No Three O Circles Open Trotters

Charlene Long's Oh No Three O ($8.10) passed all four of his rivals in Friday (July 29) evening's featured $8,000 Miracle Mile/Open Trot at Vernon Downs, accelerating once free in upper stretch to col...

Vernon Distaff To Southern Girl

Connie Hochstetler's Southern Girl battled resolutely to capture Thursday evening's $5,500 featured Miracle Mile event for distaff pacers at Vernon Downs, digging deep once headed off the far turn en ...

Zweigs To Bar Hopping, Flowers N Songs

Bar Hopping ($2.60, part of entry) and Flowers N Songs ($18.40) proved victorious in their respective main events of the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial for three-year-old trotters on Sunday (July 24) eve...