Vernon Open To Big City Jewel August 16, 2015 Taking advantage of a second-over trip, Big City Jewel ($3.80) kicked cover at head-stretch and held off a stout late charge from 18-1 longshot Some Or Lis to capture Sunday (August 16) afternoon's fe...
Posterity Dominates Freshman Fillies August 15, 2015 Four New York Sire Stakes events for two-year-old trotting fillies headlined Friday (August 14) evening's card at Vernon Downs, and Lucky Chucky filly Posterity ($7.30) proved most impressive among th...
Juvenile Fillies To Invade Vernon Friday August 13, 2015 Twenty-nine talented two-year-old trotting fillies are set to take to Vernon Downs on Friday evening for a quartet of New York Sire Stakes events which will offer a total of $109,500 in purses.
Card Knock Life Prevails In Vernon Open August 09, 2015 Sustaining a first-over bid through the far turn, Card Knock Life ($9.50) was able to just prevail over even-money favourite Big City Jewel in Sunday (August 9) afternoon's $8000 Open II Pace at Verno...
Pounce K Overpowers Open Rivals August 09, 2015 A bold middle move was enough for Pounce K ($19.00) to overpower odds-on favourite Count Speed in Saturday (August 8) evening's $8,000 Open II Trot at Vernon Downs.
Wings Of Royalty Battles For Vernon Win August 02, 2015 Sustaining a first-over bid through the far turn, Wings Of Royalty ($2.40) wore down the pacesetting Count Speed for a 1:54.3 triumph in the $8,000 Open II Trot at Vernon Downs on Saturday (August 1) ...
Budweiser Clydesdales Strut Vernon July 31, 2015 An audience of 7,000 people packed Vernon Downs this past Sunday (July 26) to get a glimpse of the Budweiser Clydesdales. The world-famous horses spent the week housed at the Vernon Downs stables, cul...
Purse Increase For Younger Horses July 27, 2015 It was announced on Monday, July 27 that two racetracks will be increasing purses for particular races for young horses.
Gingras Sweeps Zweig Stakes July 26, 2015 When Yannick Gingras makes an appearance at Vernon Downs, he has a strong tendency to be mightily successful on the racetrack. Such was the case on Sunday (July 26) afternoon, when he swept the filly...
White Bliss Earns First Career Win July 25, 2015 White Bliss ($2.60), the rare white Standardbred which drew $240,000 from Knutsson Trotting Inc. at the 2013 Harrisburg sale, broke his maiden on Saturday (July 25) evening at Vernon Downs.
Hambo Hopefuls Headline Zweig July 23, 2015 The Grand Circuit comes to upstate New York bringing harness racing's finest three-year-old colt and filly trotters to ply their trade in the $630,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial on the Sunday, July 2...
JK Panache Matches Fastest Vernon Mile July 19, 2015 After reeling off three straight sub-:27 quarters, JK Panache ($5.20) not only had amassed a comfortable margin over his four rivals, but he tied Fireyourguns's 1:47.3 all-age pacing record at Vernon ...