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The all-day event will be open to the public.

Gural sees HISA as a better way forward than allowing the "status quo" to remain in place, i.e., allowing the state to regulate the sport.

Simple Props, with a new lead vocalist, will debut its new lineup at a series of shows in May and June 2023.

Natameri exploded to win the featured $8,500 Open 1 Pace at Vernon Downs on Saturday (May 13). 

Two people are facing charges after the Jan. 2 shooting death of William Morris on Seymour Avenue in Utica.

Unusual Clarity and trainer/driver Ron Harp slipped by late to capture the featured $6,500 fillies & mares pace at Vernon Downs on Friday, May 12. 

Vernon Downs Hotel Casino recently issued the New York State Department of Labor a WARN notice showing that it will shut down by December 31, 2023.

Vernon Downs Casino and Hotel, 4229 Stuhlman Road, has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice with the New York State Department of Labor.

VERNON, N.Y. — Mid-State Raceway, Inc., which does business as Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel, filed a notice with the state this week that it will close later this year unless the state grants $2 million in tax relief by restoring the previous agent commission fee the casino and racetrack received.

Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino has filed a WARN notice with the New York State Department of Labor detailing its plan to close the casino by the end of 2023.