Racing Promotions
Open for 2025 season! Post Time 5:05pm
Open for 2025 season! Post Time 5:05pm
Begins Friday, May 9 during live racing.
Grand Prize Drawing Saturday, October 18 during live racing, Post Time 5:05pm
Make a $1 donation and receive a Rubber Horse for your chance to toss and enter to win a 2025 Toyota Corolla SE. Rubber Horses available at the Promotions Table.
Hey kids! Be part of the action. Help collect a rubber horse from the track and redeem for a sweeet treat!
Horseplay Car Giveaway
May 9, 2025, through October 18, 2025
Promotion Date & Time:
Beginning May 9, 2025, and continuing every Friday & Saturday during Live Racing.
Ending on Saturday, October 18, 2025. (Vernon’s Grand Prize Vehicle Giveaway.)
Participation Method:
Guests 18 years and older may purchase rubber horses every Friday and Saturday, during live racing, at the track beginning on Friday, May 9, 2025, for only $1.00 each. Following Race 5 and after warmups for Race 6 on promotion days, participating guests will be asked to throw their horses into the 3 buckets attached to the starter truck as it makes its way in front of the track apron. All horses that make it into the buckets will be eligible for that evening’s four prizes and four qualifier spots for the final car giveaway on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Regular Promotion Details:
Upon purchasing rubber horses, participating guests will be assigned numbers that are preprinted on each horse they purchase to participate in the promotion. There will be no limit to the number of rubber horses a person may purchase each day.
On each promotional day following Race 5 and after warmups for Race 6, the starter’s truck will drive around the track (in front of the track apron) with 3 buckets attached on it, all participating guests that purchased a rubber horse that evening will be asked to throw their horses and attempt to land them inside any of the buckets. Once the vehicle has completed its drive, any horses that did not make it into the bucket will be collected and used for future promotional days. The buckets with all the horses that were thrown into them will be brought to the Promotions Desk. From the rubber horses that successfully landed in the buckets, four winners will be drawn. Each horse will then be verified against the log outlining who the participating guest was that purchased the horse. Guests may only win once per promotional day. Should there be a duplicate winner, another horse will be drawn, and this will occur until there are four individual winners on any given promotional day.
The four winners drawn each night will win a $30 racing voucher and a qualifier invitation for the grand prize vehicle giveaway on 10/18/25. Only the four winners chosen during each promotion night in the Horseplay Car Giveaway will be qualified for a chance to win the grand prize on 10/18/25.
On Saturday, October 18, 2025, there will be one final qualifying drawing that will take place following Race 2. The same process outlined above will take place and those final four winners will all have an opportunity to win the grand prize vehicle.
Should there be any cancellation of race days due to inclement weather, lack of entries, or for any other reason, the promotion for that date may be moved to another race day or cancelled and not moved at management’s discretion.
Announcement of Winners/Prize Claim during regular promotion days:
Once the four individual winners have been determined from the rubber horses on a promotion night, the winners will be announced and will have five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk to be verified and to receive their prize and qualification invitation to the grand prize vehicle giveaway on 10/18/25. An acceptable form of valid ID is required to be verified, and completion of necessary winner’s paperwork is required to claim their prize. If any winner fails to report within the 5-minute timeframe or they cannot or refuse to provide valid identification, they will forfeit their prize, and another winner will not be chosen in their place. Guests may only win once on each promotion day.
Grand Prize Drawing Specifics:
On 10/18/25, all qualified winners from the previous promotional days must return to the Vernon Downs track to participate in the grand prize giveaway. Each qualified winner will receive one entry ticket for each drawing they won during the regular promotion. *Guests may only win once per promotional day but may win on separate promotional days thereby earning themselves more qualifying entries for the final grand prize drawing.
Qualified winners will have from 4pm until the conclusion of Race 4 on 10/18/25 to check in at the track Promotions Desk to claim and have their entry tickets entered into the drawing drum for the grand prize giveaway. At the conclusion of Race 5, five winning tickets will be drawn. Guests that qualified for the grand prize drawing may only win one prize during the grand prize drawing. Should there be a duplicate winner drawn as part of the five winning tickets, another ticket will be drawn, and this will occur until there are five individual winners that have a chance to win the vehicle. The five individual winners will then be announced and given five (5) minutes to report to the Promotions Desk with an acceptable form of valid identification to be verified. If any winner fails to report within the 5-minute timeframe or they cannot or refuse to provide valid identification, they will forfeit their opportunity to participate, and another winner will be chosen and announced until we have five individual, verified winners.
Once all five winners have been verified, they will participate in a lucky case game to determine their final prize. Four cases will have cash prize amounts of either $100, $200, $300, or $400 and one case will say CAR. In the order the winners were drawn, one at a time, they will select a case number which will be opened once all of the finalists have chosen a case.
The winner of the vehicle will be given information to set up an appointment with the dealership to complete and finalize any necessary paperwork associated with the vehicle. This appointment with the dealership must be made within 2 weeks of the October 18, 2025, drawing date.
Possession of the vehicle must be made within 4 weeks from the October 18, 2025, drawing date.
If the appointment and/or possession is not completed within these timeframe(s), the grand prize winner will forfeit the vehicle and another winner from the 4 remaining finalists will be drawn via the prize barrel.
Should the grand prize drawing be delayed due to track closure because of inclement weather, it will be moved to the next possible race day on the schedule and an announcement will be posted on the Vernon Downs social media pages and website.
GENERAL PROMOTION RULES
Fridays in July, Post Time 5:05pm
Enter for your chance to win a $100 Price Chopper Gift Card or a $100 Hannaford’s Gift Card.
One winner chosen after Race 3 & 7
Must be 18 or older with a Vernon Rewards card to participate.
Grocery Gift Card Giveaway
July 2025
Promotion Date & Time:
Friday, July 4, 2025
Friday, July 11, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025
Register for participation begins at 4 PM.
Drawings after Races 3 and 7.
Entries accepted until drawings conclude.
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 be entered into the drawing. Upon checking in, an entry ticket will be printed from CMP (players tracking system). The ticket stub with the guest’s name and account number will be placed into a drawing drum for that day’s drawings and the guest will receive the other end of the ticket as verification it was printed and entered into the drawing.
Promotion Details:
On the listed Fridays following Races 3 and 7 there will be one (1) winner selected after each race to win a $100 Price Chopper Gift Card or a $100 Hannaford’s Gift Card.
Winners will be drawn out of a drawing drum immediately at the conclusion of the selected races. Once announced, the winner for that drawing will be given five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk where they will be verified upon providing proper identification. Once the winner is verified, they will complete all necessary promotional paperwork and then be given their choice of either the $100 Price Chopper Gift Card or the $100 Hannaford’s Gift Card. Once either of the Gift Cards has been depleted there will be no choice available so whichever Gift Cards remain will be given Should any winner not respond when called for the drawing taking place after Race 3, the no-show for that drawing will be added to the winner being drawn following Race 7 so both Gift Cards available for that day are given away.
Announcement of Winners/Prize Claim:
Once the winner has been announced, they will have five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk to be verified. An acceptable form of valid ID, Vernon Rewards card, and completion of necessary winner’s paperwork is required to claim any prize. If any winner fails to report within the five-minute timeframe or they cannot or refuse to provide valid identification, they will not receive the prize. Guests may only be drawn to win once per day during this promotion.
GENERAL PROMOTION RULES
Saturdays in July – July 5, 12, 19 and 26
Win up to $364 CASH!
Two winners drawn after Race 3 and Race 7 to play PLINKO and win up to $270. Four winners each Saturday.
Must be 18 or older with a Vernon Rewards card to participate. Check in to receive a free entry at the Promotions Desk beginning at 5pm each Saturday.
Plinko
July 2025
Promotion Date & Time:
Saturday, July 5, 2024
Saturday, July 12, 2024
Saturday, July 19, 2024
Saturday, July 26, 2024
Register for participation beginning at 4PM each day.
Drawings after Race 3 and Race 7 each promotion day.
Entries accepted until drawings conclude.
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 be entered into the drawing. Upon checking in, an entry ticket will be printed from CMP (players tracking system). The ticket stub with the guest’s name and account number will be placed into a drawing drum for that day’s drawings and the guest will receive the other end of the ticket as verification it was printed and entered into the drawing.
Promotion Details:
On each promotional day, there will be two (2) winners chosen at the conclusion of Race 3 and Race 7 for a total of four (4) winners per day.
Winners will be drawn out of a drawing drum immediately at the conclusion of the two selected races. Once announced the winners of that drawing will be given five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk where they will be verified upon providing proper identification. Once the two winners are verified, one at a time, in the order they were announced, they will play Plinko to win up to $270.
Each of the two winners at each drawing will receive three Plinko balls to drop down the Plinko board. Each winner will drop their Plinko balls (one at a time) on the game board until all three have been dropped. Cash prizes on the thirteen available spaces where the ball can land will range between $10 and $90. Once all three balls have been dropped, each of the three prize spaces landed in will be added up for the winner’s final prize total.
($10, $20, $30, $40, $45, $50, $55, $60, $70, $75, $80, $85, $90)
Announcement of Winners/Prize Claim:
Once the two names for the drawing have been announced, all winners will have five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk to be verified. An acceptable form of valid ID, Vernon Rewards card, and completion of necessary winner’s paperwork is required to claim any prize. If any winner fails to report within the five-minute timeframe or they cannot or refuse to provide valid identification, they will forfeit their opportunity to participate, and another winner will not be chosen. Guests may only win once each promotion day and once drawn, whether available to participate or not, will not be placed back into the drawing drum for any subsequent drawings that day. Guests may win multiple times during the month but only once per drawing day.
GENERAL PROMOTION RULES
Fridays during live racing.
$1 Popcorn or 10oz Fountain Soda, $2 Hot Dog, $3 Draft Beer (16oz)*
*Must be 21 or older. Valid ID.
Fridays in August
Win an Igloo® Cooler filled with fresh frozen meats from Mazzaferros Meats in Rome.
One winner after race 3 and 7. (Excludes August 15)
* Check in to receive a free entry at the Promotions Desk beginning at 4pm each Friday. Winners will win an Igloo® cooler and over $150 worth of meat (Variety of beef, pork, and/or chicken in every cooler).
Meat-Madness Giveaway
August 2025
Promotion Date & Time:
Friday, August 1, 2025
Friday, August 8, 2025
Friday, August 22, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025
Registration starts at 4PM
Drawing after Races 3 and 7
Entries accepted until the start of Race 7
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 be entered into the drawing. Upon checking in, an entry ticket will be printed from CMP (players tracking system). The ticket stub with the guest’s name and account number will be placed into a drawing drum for that day’s drawing and the guest will receive the other end of the ticket as verification it was printed and entered into the drawing.
Promotion Details:
On the listed Fridays following Races 3 and 7 there will be one (1) winner selected after each race to win a Cooler filled with an assortment of frozen meat.
Winners will be drawn out of a drum immediately at the conclusion of the selected races. Once announced the winners for that drawing will be given five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk where they will be verified upon providing proper identification. Once the winner is verified, they will complete all necessary promotional paperwork and then be given their cooler filled with meat. Should any winner not respond when called for the drawing taking place after Race 3, the no-show for that drawing will be added to the winner being drawn following Race 7 so both coolers/meat available for that day are given away.
Each cooler will be filled with the following frozen meat assortment:
1 pks Bacon
1 pk breakfast sausage link
1 pk breakfast sausage (ground)
3 lbs. Ground Chuck
2 NY Strip Steaks
1 pk Boneless Pork Chops
1 pk Sweet Italian Link Sausage
1 Whole Chicken
1 Boneless Pork Loin Roast
1 Beef Sirloin Tip Roast
Frozen meat for this promotion will be purchased locally.
Announcement of Winners/Prize Claim:
Once the winner has been announced, they will have five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk to be verified. An acceptable form of valid ID, Vernon Rewards card, and completion of necessary winner’s paperwork is required to claim any prize. If any winner fails to report within the five-minute timeframe or they cannot or refuse to provide valid identification, they will not receive the prize. Guests may only be drawn to win once per day during this promotion.
GENERAL PROMOTION RULES
For names of winners, available at the conclusion of the promotion, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Marketing Department, Vernon Downs Racetrack LLC, 4229 Stuhlman Rd, Vernon, NY, 13476.
*Saturdays in August
Visit the race promotions desk and submit your entry for a chance to win a $100 Walmart Gift Card after Race 4 and a $100 Target Gift Card after Race 7.
*Excludes Saturday, August 16.
Back to School Fridays
$75 Visa GC
August 2024
Promotion Dates
Friday, August 2, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
Friday, August 23, 2024
Friday, August 30, 2024
Register for participation beginning at 3PM.
Drawings after Races 2, 4 and 7.
Entries accepted until the start of Race 7
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 be entered into the drawing. Upon checking in, an entry ticket will be printed from CMP (players tracking system). The ticket stub with the guest’s name and account number will be placed into a drawing drum for that day’s drawings and the guest will receive the other end of the ticket as verification it was printed and placed into the drum.
Promotion Details:
On each listed Friday in August (excluding 8/16), there will be three (3) winners chosen at the conclusion of Races 2, 4, and 7 for a total of 9 winners each promotional day.
Winners will be drawn out of a drawing drum immediately at the conclusion of the selected races. Once announced the winners for that drawing time will be given five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk where they will be verified upon providing proper identification. Once the three winners are verified, they will complete all necessary paperwork and then be given a $75 Visa Gift Card good at participating stores. Should any winner not respond when called for the drawings taking place after Races 2 and 4, the number of no-shows in those drawings will be added to the three winners being drawn following Race 7 so that all 9 Visa Gift Cards are awarded. For example, if after Race 2 one of the three winners does not claim their gift card, there will be one additional winner added to the drawing after Race 7 for a total of 4 winners after that race.
Announcement of Winners/Prize Claim:
Once the three winners for a drawing time have been announced, all winners will have five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk to be verified. An acceptable form of valid ID, Vernon Rewards card, and completion of necessary winner’s paperwork is required to claim any prize.
If any winner fails to report within the five-minute timeframe or they cannot or refuse to provide valid identification, they will not receive the prize.
Guests may only be drawn to win once during this promotion.
GENERAL PROMOTION RULES
Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16
Free Corn Giveaway! First 100 race fans to visit the booth on the track apron after Race 7 on Friday AND Saturday receive one HALF-dozen fresh ears of corn.
One half-dozen, per person only each day – must be 18 or older.
Friday, August 15 – Corn Kernel Counting Contest
Guess how many corn kernels are in the contest bin without going over and win a $100 Race Wagering Voucher.
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Corntastic Weekend
Corntastic Weekend
August 15, 2025, and August 16, 2025
Promotion Date & Time:
Friday August 15, 2025, and Saturday, August 16, 2025
Free Corn Giveaway:
On Friday August 15, 2025, and Saturday August 16, 2025 we will be giving away free ears of corn to racing fans aged 18 and older. Fans may claim one half-dozen ears of fresh corn following Race 7 on both Friday and Saturday evenings at the promotions desk. Racing fans are limited to one half-dozen per person on both Friday and Saturday. There will be 100 half-dozen ears available each day.
“Corntastic” Corn Kernel Counting Contest
Friday, August 15, 2025
Register for participation beginning at 4PM.
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 be entered into the promotion.
Promotion Details:
Contestants must guess how many corn kernels are in the contest bin without going over. Their guesses will be recorded on official entry slips.
The contestant that guesses closest to the actual total number of corn kernels in the contest bin without going over is the winner and will be awarded the 1st Place prize.
The contestant with the second closest guess to the actual number of corn kernels in the contest bin without going over will be awarded the 2nd place prize.
Prizes are as follows:
1st Place: $100 Wagering Voucher
2nd Place: $50.00 Wagering Voucher
Announcement of Winners/Prize Claim:
The 2 winners will be announced at the end of Race 8.
Once the two winners have been announced, they will have five (5) minutes to report to the promotions desk to be verified. An acceptable form of valid ID, Vernon Rewards card, and completion of necessary winner’s paperwork is required to claim any prize.
If any winner fails to report within the five-minute timeframe or they cannot or refuse to provide valid identification, the winner will forfeit the prize and it will not be rewarded.
GENERAL PROMOTION RULES