Page 24 - Vernon Downs News Today

It was three weeks ago on Hambletonian Day that Instagram Model came from off the pace to take the $355,000 Jim Doherty Memorial in a lifetime-best 1:53, so it came as no surprise when the daughter of Chapter Seven-Check Out Trixie won a $20,000 division of the Kindergarten Series for two-year-old trotting fillies at The Meadowlands Thursday night (Sept. 1) as the mile oval kicked off an eight-card September “mini meet”.

Vivians Dream (Jordan Stratton) charged late to capture the $110,100 New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) race for two-year-old pacing fillies at Vernon Downs on Saturday (August 27). 

A very old racing program inspired this week's Rewind and also provided a lot of the information found in it.

Vernon Downs played host to three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for two-year-old trotting fillies on Friday (Aug. 19). 

Halloween is coming a little early this year to Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino.

Halloween is coming a little early this year to Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino.

Halloween is coming a little early this year to Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino.

Halloween is coming a little early this year to Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino.

Vernon Downs played host to two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Friday (Aug. 12).

Shane Bacon recently joined the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry as the new executive director of the Maine Harness Racing Commission.