Vernon Downs has added a pair of late closing events to its schedule.
The Catherine Burton Trotting Series will conduct preliminary legs on Friday, April 19 and 26. The Anthony Farina Pacing Series is slated for Saturday, April 20 and 27. The finals for each will be on Kentucky Derby Day, Saturday, May 4 with a special 5:10 p.m. first post.
Both legs of each series will go for $4,000, with $10,000 being added to each respective final. The conditions for each series are non-winners of two (fillies and mares, three) pari-mutuel races and/or $20,000 in lifetime purse earnings through and including March 31, 2013 (winners over $50,000 lifetime are not eligible).
The nomination fee for each is $100 payable to Vernon Downs, Attention: Scott Warren, P.O. Box 860, Vernon, NY 13476. Nominations must be postmarked by April 1.
Vernon Downs kicks off its 60th year of racing on Friday, April 12 with a first-race post time of 6:45 p.m. The meet will consist of 90 days of racing spanning April 12 through November 2.
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