Tioga Downs will commence its 14th season of harness racing with a live card on ‘Derby Day’ Saturday (May 4) with a special post time of 5:00 p.m.
The celebration will include a derby-hat contest, as well as t-shirt and magnet giveaways. The day will also include a $1,000 Derby Dream Bet Promotion.
The two dream bet winners will receive $500 to wager on any horse in the Kentucky Derby. They will take home any winnings. The Kentucky Derby will be shown live on the track’s large tote board screen as well as on televisions all around Tioga Downs. A spectacular fireworks display will follow live racing.
Tioga Downs will once again be the home to some of the best harness horses in the country in 2019.
On Sunday, June 9, Tioga will feature a leg of the Graduate Series ($75,000) for four-year-old pacers and trotters.
On Sunday, August 11, the five-eighths-mile track in Nichols, NY will feature the Empire Breeders Classic eliminations for three-year-old fillies and colts. Also featured on the card will be the Joie De Vie Open Mare Trot ($175,000), as well as the Crawford Farms Open Trot ($175,000).
On Sunday, August 18, Tioga will feature the Empire Breeders Classic finals for three-year-old pacing fillies and colts, each of which will be contested for a purse of $250,000 (est.). August 18 will also feature the Roll With Joe Open Pace ($175,000) and the Artiscape Open Mare Pace ($175,000).
(With files from Tioga Downs)