Racing applications are now available for the 2025 harness racing season at Tioga Downs.
The 2025 meet begins on May 3 and runs through Sept. 20 with 61 race dates.
The Tioga Downs facility is a casino resort that features horse racing as the centerpiece of the experience.
The track is a five-eighths-mile oval with a safe and kind surface, highly regarded by trainer and drivers alike. The barns are in good condition and several are currently undergoing a remodeling that includes new roofs.
The casino main building is a warm, comfortable setting where during the summer months the open air grandstand is a welcoming destination for many locals, providing the excitement of racing before a raucous crowd.
Coasters sports bar is a popular place for horsepeople to gather after the live races to enjoy some tasty beverages along with bar food while watching the simulcasts from other tracks and live entertainment.
Sandwiching Coasters in the state of the art FanDuel sportsbook and the recently renovated simulcast room where action on both breeds is raging 24/7.
The Tioga hotel is a modern and comforting facility which offers horsepersons a discount on rooms that makes staying over affordable. Several of the area's finest restaurants are within the facility or a popular lunch buffet is available for a mere $5 USD with a New York license.
A round of golf at the nearby track-owned Tioga Golf Club is available to horsepeople for just $22 USD.
Beyond the above, stabling at Tioga affords comforts and benefits like free tickets to several concerts each summer and the use of the hotel pool, the backside laundry, free WiFi throughout the barn area and an exercise wheel as an alternative on the rainy, muddy days, all compliments of an arrangement between management and the Southern Tier Harness Horseperson's Association (STHHA).
Each race card, there is a $5 USD dinner buffet offered in the paddock driver's lounge for all working that evening to enjoy. The paddock itself is a centrally located, easy access modern building.
Participants will race for the highest purses in the Central New York region with an incentive-based bonus program to those who stable on the grounds for all starts made at Tioga.
Call Racing Manager Andrew Demsky at 607-699-7646 or download and submit a Racing Application, which is available by clicking here.
(With files from Tioga Downs)