Live harness racing will make its return to upstate New York this spring with Tioga Downs preparing to kick off the 2021 season on Saturday, May 1. Racing will follow a Friday and Saturday evening, Sunday matinee schedule covering 59 dates until September 25. With the casino operational and revenue projected to return to pre-COVID levels, the purses for the 2021 season will be close to the 2019 levels, said the track in a press release. It is our hope that live attendance and on-site wagering will be permitted during the racing.
Tioga also advised that the Southern Tier Harness Horseman s Association (STHHA) plans to reinstate the stabling incentive program.