Vernon's Open To Card Knock Life October 18, 2015 After directly tracking a fast pace, Card Knock Life ($6.40) pounced from the pocket and kicked clear for a 4-1/2 length win in Saturday (October 17) night's featured $8,000 Open II Pace at Vernon Dow...
Simpson Stakes Take Centre Stage October 17, 2015 Twenty two-year-olds contested a quartet of John Simpson Memorial events on Friday evening at Vernon Downs, with driver Chris Lems capturing two of the four stakes races on the night's 12-race card.
Vernon Feature To Looney Dune October 14, 2015 Pushed to the limit - and even headed - through a :26.4 third quarter, Ellen McNeil's Looney Dune ($3.90) found her best in upper stretch, kicking clear for a 1:52 triumph in Wednesday evening's $7,00...
Got A Grey? October 13, 2015 Vernon Downs is looking to conduct a race specifically for grey horses on Halloween night, Saturday, October 31.
J A T O Earns His 13th Consecutive Win October 09, 2015 On a Friday (October 9) evening where steady rain and a stiff headwind in the home straight severely affected the closing ability of many, only one horse of the 78 which raced at Vernon Downs on the 1...
Card Knock Life Upsets The Apple Cart October 04, 2015 Donn Lewandrowski and Gail Farrell's Card Knock Life cleared his five rivals and never looked back in Saturday evening's $8,000 Open II Pace at Vernon Downs, sprinting off late for a 20-1 upset in the...
MacDonald Scores 3,000th Win September 30, 2015 Having won earlier on the card with Make It Kate ($14.00) and HMS Firecracker ($4.70), driver John MacDonald tallied his 3,000th career win in Wednesday (September 30) evening's sixth race at Vernon D...
Batavia, Vernon Host Amateur Series September 28, 2015 “Bullet Bob” Davis may have started out slowly in this season’s C.K.G. Billings Amateur Driving Series, but lately he’s caught fire winning his last three starts in harness racing’s seven-month travel...
No Monkeys Allowed Wins Vernon Open September 27, 2015 No Monkeys Allowed used a three-wide move and a deep stretch burst to score the victory in the Vernon Downs Saturday night feature.
Barn Girl Delivers In NY Excelsior Final September 20, 2015 Employing a first-over bid through the far turn, Barn Girl ($2.20) delivered as the prohibitive favourite in her $45,000 New York Excelsior Series final, one of four to headline Saturday (September 19...
Seventh Heaven For Dayson September 18, 2015 After rating a soft 1:00 middle half, Dayson kicked clear at will in upper stretch, keeping a career-long winning streak alive in Friday evening's New York Sire Stakes races at Vernon Downs.
Stakes Stars To Highlight Vernon Cards September 17, 2015 A dozen two-year-old trotting colts and geldings square off in two $53,500 New York Sire Stakes events on Friday evening at Vernon Downs, while top New York-sired three-year-olds vie for their share o...