Racing Promotions
Thank you for another great Race Season! Closing night will commence November 16. See you in 2025.
Thank you for another great Race Season! Closing night will commence November 16. See you in 2025.
Fridays during live racing.
$1 Popcorn or 10oz Fountain Soda, $2 Hot Dog, $3 Draft Beer (16oz)*
*Must be 21 or older. Valid ID.
Friday, November 1
Test your racing knowledge, or luck, by going against our announcer, John Horne in a handicapping contest every Friday!
Register to receive your entry form at the track promotions desk each Friday starting at 5pm.
1st Place – $100 Race Wagering Voucher
2nd place – $50 Race Wagering Voucher
3rd Place- $25 Race Wagering Voucher
Win John Horne’s Money
October 2024
Promotion Date & Time:
Friday, October 4, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
Register for participation beginning at 5pm.
Entries are accepted until immediately prior to the first race listed in the contest.
Participation Method:
Guests 18 years and older that are members of the Vernon Rewards Club will be permitted to participate once per promotional day, free of charge. Members must check in at the promotions desk (at the track) to receive their contest entry form.
Promotion Details:
On each promotional day, there will be five specific races from that day listed on the contest entry form. The participating guest will select a winning horse for each of the five races listed. Once the guest has completed their contest entry form it must be turned into the promotions desk prior to the start of the first race listed on the form to be valid. When each contest entry form is handed in, it must have the participating guest’s name and Vernon Rewards account number listed. Any contest entry forms received after the start of the first contest race will be deemed invalid and they will not be eligible for any prizes.
Participating guests will amass a mythical bankroll for each race based upon where their selected horse officially places in the race. Official race results will serve as the order of finish for each race. If the guest’s selected horse finishes in first or second place they will add to their bankroll based on official $2 win and $2 place payoffs. For example, if the guest’s selected horse wins a race and the WIN pays $8.00 and PLACE pays $3.60, the guest will add a total of $11.60 toward their bankroll. Payoffs will be capped at $42 for WIN and $22 for PLACE.
The three participants with the highest accumulated bankrolls at the conclusion of the five designated races for that day will qualify for prizes as follows:
1st place = $100 wagering voucher
2nd place = $50 wagering voucher
3rd place = $25 wagering voucher
In the event of a tie, the contestant that selected the most first place finishers will be determined the winner. Should it remain a tie after this step, a coin-flip will take place.
The track announcer (John Horne) will complete the same entry form for each day and choose the horses he believes will win all five races on the form. The announcer will amass the same type of mythical bankroll as participants and at the conclusion of the five races the announcer’s score will be calculated. If any or all of the three top finishers (participating guests) have higher final scores than the track announcer, their prizes (as listed above) will be doubled. If the track announcer has the highest score of any of the three top finishers, then those top three finishers will win the prizes as listed above ($100, $50, and $25). The most any participating guest may win is $200.
Any participant that selects a horse that becomes scratched for a race will automatically receive the post time betting favorite as their selection for that specific race, including the track announcer.
All winners MUST be present to claim their prizes when announced.
Announcement of Winners/Prize Claim:
Immediately following the conclusion of the fifth race on the contest form, all places will be calculated to determine the winners. An announcement will be made at the track over the track PA system directing the winners to the promotions counter to claim their prize. Once announced, the winners will have five (5) minutes to appear at the promotions counter with their valid form of identification and to complete necessary winner’s paperwork to claim their prize. Any winner that does not claim or cannot produce the required valid form of identification within the 5-minute claiming time frame will forfeit their prize. Forfeited prizes will not be re-awarded to other place finishers outside of the top three and will not be split into other prizes.
GENERAL PROMOTION RULES
Saturday, November 9 at the track
Wager at least $20* on Vernon Downs races and receive a free homemade Pumpkin Pie after Race 3.
*Proof of wagers must be shown equaling at least $20 on that evening’s Vernon races, wagers may be on any one race or combination of races. While supplies last. Pies provided by Eddies Paramount Diner, Rome NY
Promotion Date & Time:
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Participation Method:
Guests 18 years and older that are members of the Vernon Rewards Club will be permitted to participate once per promotional day following the third race of the evening.
Promotion Details:
Participants can receive one free pumpkin pie (while supplies last), following the conclusion of the third race of the evening, by reporting to the Promotions Desk and showing proof of $20 or more in wagers on that evening’s Vernon Downs races.
Pies will be available to the first 100 fans that show the qualifying amount of wager/s and will be limited to one pie per person while supplies last. Pumpkin pies can be claimed once Race 3 of the evening has concluded and will be available until all 100 are gone or until the conclusion of the final race of the evening (whichever occurs first). To qualify and to receive a free pumpkin pie, a single wager or a combination of wagers equaling $20 or more must be placed, in person, on any Vernon Downs race/s occurring that evening and the participant must also be a member of the Vernon Rewards Club or join the club. Once all pies have been claimed, the promotion will be over, and no rain checks, or substitutions will be offered.
GENERAL PROMOTION RULES