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Tioga-Media-Guide.Pdf Copyright © 2018 Tioga Downs. All Rights Reserved. Contents About Tioga Downs About Tioga Downs 3 In the heart of New York State’s Southern Tier, Tioga Downs Casino Resort originated 2018 Racing Schedule 4 in 1974 as a quarter horse racetrack known as Tioga Park. The track was revived and Tioga Downs Racing Contacts 5 refinished in 2006 to become the 5/8-mile harness racetrack we know today as Tioga Stakes Information Downs Casino Resort. Tioga Downs features some of the top harness stakes races in the Roll With Joe 6 country, including the Grand Circuit Tompkins-Geers Stakes, the Empire Artiscape 8 Breeders Classics for New York-sired three- year-olds, the Roll With Joe and Artiscape Crawford Farms 10 for top pacers across North America, and the Joie de Vie Farms 12 Crawford Farms and Joie de Vie Farms trotting events. From May to September, Empire Breeders Classic 14 you can listen to the beat of the horses with live harness racing and enjoy year-round Tompkins-Geers Stakes 16 simulcasting featuring the top Thoroughbred Graduate 17 and harness tracks from all over North America. Combine that with a full casino, Miss Versatility 17 promotions, good food and drink, and top- name entertainment, Tioga Downs Casino Resort is a great place to have fun at an affordable price. Track Records 18 Tioga Downs Quick Facts 2017 Driver/Trainer Standings 19 Track circumference: 5/8 mile Stretch length: 540’ Horseman Profiles 20 Distance to first turn (1 mile races): 450’ Credits 23 First-row starters: 9 Open stretch: No Takeout rates: Win, place, and show: 15%. Exacta and double: 17%. All others: 21%. Casino Quick Facts Slots: 943 Table games: Poker, blackjack, roulette, craps Denominations: From 1¢ to $5.00 Minimum age to play: 21 3 2018 Racing Schedule May 2018 Tioga Downs Stakes Schedule 5 (stakes dates highlighted in schedule at left) 6 11 12 13 18 19 Sun., June 3 NY Sire Stakes – 3yo Filly Pace Sun., June 10 Graduate Leg #3 – 4yo Trot 20 25 26 Graduate Leg #3 – 4yo Pace 27 NY Sire Stakes – 3yo C&G Pace Fri., June 15 NY Sire Stakes – 3yo C&G Trot Sun., June 24 NY Sire Stakes – 3yo Filly Trot June Fri., June 29 Geers Stakes – 3yo C&G Pace 1 2 Geers Stakes – 3yo Filly Pace 3 8 9 Sun., July 15 NY Sire Stakes – 2yo Filly Pace 10 15 16 Fri., July 20 NY Sire Stakes – 2yo C&G Trot 17 22 23 Sun., July 29 NY Sire Stakes – 2yo C&G Pace 24 29 30 Fri., Aug. 3 NY Sire Stakes – 2yo Filly Trot Fri., Aug. 10 Arthur Tompkins – 2yo C&G Trot Arthur Tompkins – 2yo Filly Trot July Geers Stakes – 2yo C&G Pace 1 4 7 Geers Stakes – 2yo Filly Pace 8 13 14 Sun., Aug. 12 Crawford Farms – FFA Trot Joie de Vie – Mares Trot 15 20 21 Empire Breeders (Eliminations) – 22 27 NY-sired 3yo C&G Pace; 29 NY-sired 3yo Filly Pace Sun., Aug. 19 Miss Versatility Leg #3 – Mares Trot Roll With Joe – FFA Pace August Artiscape – Mares Pace 3 4 Empire Breeders (Final) – 5 10 11 NY-sired 3yo C&G Pace; 12 17 18 NY-sired 3yo Filly Pace 19 24 25 Sun., Aug. 26 W. N. Reynolds – All 2yo Divisions Fri., Sept. 7 Miss Versatility Leg #4 – Mares Trot 26 31 Fri., Sept. 14 Kindergarten Classic Leg #3 – All 2yo Divisions September 1 Post Times 3 7 8 Nightly post time is 6:15 p.m. except: • Saturday, May 5 (Opening Night) – 5:00 p.m. 14 15 • Sundays (except May 27) – 1:00 p.m. 21 22 • July 4, September 3 (Labor Day) – 1:00 p.m. 4 Tioga Downs Racing Contacts Website http://www.tiogadowns.com Mail Tioga Downs, P.O. Box 509, Nichols, NY 13812 Switchboard 888.WIN.TIOGA (888.946.8464) Scott Freeman President and General Manager [email protected] 315.829.2201, ext. 2121 Jason Settlemoir Regional VP, Racing and Simulcast [email protected] 201.460.4025 Jason Bluhm Sr. Regional Director of Racing [email protected] 607.699.7688 John Horne Racecaller Garrett Madison Regional Racing Marketing Manager [email protected] 315.243.3249 Jason Hall Sponsorships 607.972.6526 5 Roll With Joe • Free-For-All Pace The Roll With Joe features top pacers from across North America on an annual basis, and has produced fast miles ever since Shark Gesture took the inaugural event (then known as the Bettor’s Delight) in 1:48.3 in 2010. The ninth renewal, scheduled to be the anchor of a blockbuster stakes program on August 19, will again see the fastest pacers converge on the Southern Tier. 2017 Roll With Joe Recap from Standardbred Canada Dealt A Winner ($72.50) sprung a major upset as the longest shot on the board in the 2017 Roll With Joe, defeating 2016 Confederation Cup champion Rockin Ron in 1:47.4 on Sunday, August 20, 2017. After landing in mid-division on approach to the first turn and stalking Sunfire Blue Chip’s :26.1 first quarter from five lengths adrift, David Miller angled the five-year-old Cams Card Shark gelding second-over behind the cover of favorite Wakizashi Hanover on approach to the clubhouse turn. As Wakizashi Hanover pressed Rockin Ron – who worked clear with a circuit to go – to a :26.3 third split, Dealt A Winner was towed into striking range, mounting his three- wide push on the far turn. As Wakizashi Hanover faded off the home turn, Dealt A Winner found more – working to the lead with fifty yards to go and drawing away by 1-1/2 lengths. Rockin Ron protected second, and Sunfire Blue Chip stayed on for third after yielding to the pocket in the early development of the race. Mark Silva trains Dealt A Winner for owner Jeffrey Snyder. The win was David Miller’s third in the Roll With Joe after his 2013 victory aboard Pet Rock and his 1:47.2 stakes-record win with State Treasurer in 2015. 6 Roll With Joe • Past Winners Year Top Three Finishers Driver Trainer Time Purse/Margin 2017 Dealt A Winner David Miller Mark Silva 1:47.4 $163,000 Rockin Ron Yannick Gingras Ron Burke 1-1/2, 3/4 Sunfire Blue Chip Mark MacDonald Jimmy Takter 2016 Rockeyed Optimist Brett Miller Steve Elliott 1:49.2 $179,000 All Bets Off Matt Kakaley Ron Burke 1-1/4, 3/4 State Treasurer David Miller Dr. Ian Moore 2015 State Treasurer David Miller Dr. Ian Moore 1:47.2 $150,000 Clear Vision Brett Miller Ron Burke 3-3/4, 1-1/4 Foiled Again Yannick Gingras Ron Burke 2014 Sweet Lou Ron Pierce Ron Burke 1:48.3 $160,000 Heston Blue Chip Tim Tetrick Linda Toscano 1-3/4, 3/4 Bolt the Duer Mark MacDonald Peter Foley 2013 Pet Rock David Miller Virgil Morgan Jr. 1:48.1 $184,000 Foiled Again Matt Kakaley Ron Burke 1, 3/4 Rockincam Brian Sears Richard Norman 2012 Clear Vision Matt Kakaley Ron Burke 1:48.2 $182,000 Foiled Again Yannick Gingras Ron Burke ns, nk Bettor Sweet John Campbell Tom Cancelliere 2011 Bettor Sweet Daniel Dubé Tom Cancelliere 1:48.1 $208,000 We Will See Ron Pierce Sam DePinto 3/4, 1-1/2 Giddy Up Lucky Eric Goodell Josh Green 2010 Shark Gesture George Brennan Larry Remmen 1:48.3 $228,000 Hypnotic Blue Chip Jody Jamieson Kevin McDermott nk, 1/2 Won The West David Miller Ron Burke 7 Artiscape • 2017 Recap The Artiscape for distaff pacers returned to Tioga Downs in 2016 after a two-year stint at Tioga’s sister track Vernon Downs. In 2018, the Artiscape will serve as a co-featured event on the blockbuster August 19 program. 2017 Artiscape Recap from Standardbred Canada Pure Country won the Artiscape on Sunday, August 27, 2017, going gate- to-wire in 1:50.1 over Frost Damage Blues and Nike Franco N. Going unchallenged through splits of :26.4 and :55.1, 6-5 favorite Nike Franco N provided the lone challenge at the pacesetter moving past three- quarters in 1:22.1 before stalling at the top of the stretch while Frost Damage Blues rallied up the rail. Pure Country held a 1-3/4 length lead on Frost Damage Blues at the line. A four-year-old mare by Somebeachsomewhere from the Western Hanover mare Western Montana, Pure Country, racing for owner Diamond Creek Racing LLC, won her 22nd race of 39 starts and increased her career earnings to $2,155,491. Trained by Jimmy Takter and driven by Mark MacDonald, she paid $8.60 to win. 8 Artiscape • Past Winners Year Top Three Finishers Driver Trainer Time Purse 2017 Pure Country Mark MacDonald Jimmy Takter 1:50.1 $158,000 Frost Damage Blues Corey Callahan Tom Fanning 1-3/4, hd Nike Franco N Tim Tetrick Jim King Jr. 2016 Solar Sister Doug McNair Gregg McNair 1:49.4 $200,000 Lady Shadow Yannick Gingras Ron Adams 1-1/4, 3-1/4 Devil Child David Miller Chris Oakes 2015* Venus Delight Jason Bartlett Jeffrey Bamond Jr. 1:49.4 $194,000 Radar Contact Scott Zeron Noel Daley 1, nk Anndrovette Tim Tetrick Jeffrey Bamond Jr. 2014* Rocklamation Yannick Gingras Ron Burke 1:50.2 $178,000 Somewherovrarainbow David Miller Joe Holloway 3, nk Shelliscape John Campbell PJ Fraley 2013 Camille Matt Kakaley Ron Burke 1:48.3 $158,000 Rocklamation Yannick Gingras Ron Burke 1/2, 3/4 Anndrovette Tim Tetrick PJ Fraley 2012 Dreamfair Eternal Jody Jamieson Pat Fletcher 1:49 $184,000 Rocklamation Ron Pierce Ron Burke 1, 2-1/4 Drop the Ball Yannick Gingras Ross Croghan 2011 Anndrovette George Brennan Mark Kesmodel 1:49.4 $178,000 Ticket to Rock Jody Jamieson Ross Croghan 1-1/2, 2-1/4 Laughandbehappy David Miller Ross Croghan 2010 Dreamfair Eternal Tony Kerwood Pat Fletcher 1:49.4 $160,000 Chancey Lady George Brennan Mark Kesmodel 1-1/2, 2-1/4 Shanghai Lil Stephane Boucard Mark Ford 2009 Tug River Princess Eric Goodell Ross Croghan 1:52.1 $127,000 Southwind Tempo Tim Tetrick Ross Croghan 1/2, hd Darlin’s Delight Yannick Gingras Jeffrey Stafford 2008* My Little Dragon Brian Sears Noel Daley 1:49.4 $123,500 2007* Armbro Dancer Ron Pierce Jimmy Takter 1:50.1 $124,000 2006* Easton Alliance N Cat Manzi Ross Croghan 1:51 $ 83,500 *raced at Vernon Downs 9 Crawford Farms • Free-For-All Trot Top older trotters converge on the Southern Tier in the Crawford Farms Trot, which relocated to Tioga Downs last season following a long tenure at sister track Vernon Downs.
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