by Lynne Snierson, publicity director, Rockingham Park

Salem, NH — Rockingham Park will wrap up the final weekend of the 2007 live racing season with a tough test for some of the best trotters on the continent and the track will also thank its loyal fans with the chance to win Red Sox tickets and an Ipod.

The highlight of live racing over the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend will be the $50,000 final of the Joseph Carney Memorial Trot on Sunday, September 2. The nine horses in the field, which will be drawn for post position order and have odds assigned on Thursday, earned their spot through two salty $15,000 eliminations last Sunday. The top four finishers from each elimination plus the fifth place horse from the fastest of the two races are moving on.

The field will be comprised of Armbro Barrister, who set a new track record of 1:55.2 for older stallions in his elimination, Enough Talk, Rickie, Mister Lucky Vec, Kiwi Demand, Budlightning, Foreign Authority, Los Barvos, and Slim Down.

Live racing will be held Friday through Monday with post time of 1:05 p.m. each day.

On Saturday, four tickets to see the Red Sox from the new luxury pavilion seating at Fenway Park will be given away as part of the season’s last Miller Summer Fun Day. Everyone 21 and older coming to the races is eligible to enter the drawing. On Monday, everyone on track who is 18 or older may enter to win an Ipod from Coca-Cola.

Also on Monday, the track will host a pair of special Texas Hold ‘Em Labor Day holiday tournaments. At 2:00 p.m. there is a tournament with a $250 buy-in and at 7:00 p.m. there is a tournament for women only. Players must be 18 or older to compete.

Every day and evening, Rockingham also offers full card Thoroughbred, harness and greyhound simulcasting.