Oak Grove Racing and Gaming has released important news for those looking to enter horses this coming Friday (Nov. 1) and Saturday (Nov. 2).
Oak Grove battled the elements last Saturday and Sunday, which caused the cancellation of races.
With a temporary planned power outage in place though Tuesday, October 29, those horsepeople wishing to enter are asked to call the race office personnel on their cell phones. A brief list of names and numbers appear below.
• Race Secretary Tom Agosti - 716-553-8462
• Assistant Race Secretary Tanya Agosti - 716-510-3548
• Director of Racing - Peter Szymanski - 443-235-8532
“The planned power outage for Tuesday is to ensure all is well for the infrastructure that will be back in place for racing this weekend,” said Szymanski. “Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we will be back racing here at Oak Grove this weekend and the remainder of the meet.”
Szymanski also noted that horses that were entered for the races this past weekend that were cancelled will get paid accordingly. Those that were scheduled to race on Saturday will split the purse, while those entered for Sunday will receive $200 per horse.
Also, the purses for all classes this weekend will be bumped up at $500 per class.
“It’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ to all the wonderful horsemen who have supported us thus far,” said Szymanski.
Post time for this weekend’s races has been set for 1:05 p.m.
(With files from Oak Grove Racing and Gaming)