by Nick Salvi, for Vernon Downs

Vernon, NY — Vernon Downs will conduct a double draw with a box close of 9 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, August 26 for the Friday (Zweig Memorial, Crawford Farms open trot, 2014 Drivers’ Championship) & Saturday (NYSS 2-Year-Old Colt Pace) race cards. The condition sheet will be available on Saturday afternoon.

Horsemen should contact the race office at (315) 829-6825 or send an email to swarren@vernondowns.com for hotel reservations for next weekend. Rooms are limited on Saturday due to a wedding and a VIP Event in the casino, so reservations will be on a first come, first served basis.