Hypnotic AM, Third Shift In 'EBC' July 04, 2020 Vernon Downs played host to a July fourth spectacular on Saturday (July 4). It featured three Empire Breeder Classic (EBC) for trotting sophomores, with Hypnotic AM winning the $207,250 final for fill...
Hickfromfrenchlick Seeks EBC Score August 15, 2019 Hickfromfrenchlick is scheduled to race in Indiana later this season, which is likely to attract attention there thanks to his Larry Bird-inspired name. But first, the colt will try to close out a suc...
McWicked, Shartin To Tioga August 15, 2019 Tioga Downs has an action packed day set for Sunday (Aug. 18) with the Grand Circuit stakes Roll With Joe FFA Pace, Artiscape FFA Pace for mares, Miss Versatility for trotting mares and the Empire Bre...
Gimpanzee A Perfect 10 May 27, 2019 Courant Inc. and the SRF Stable's Gimpanzee ($2.10) extended his unblemished career tally to 10 wins in as many starts with a facile 1:54 win in his seasonal debut, the $215,200 Empire Breeders Classi...
Fields Set For Empire Breeders Trots May 18, 2019 Amal Hall (Jason Bartlett) and Quincy Blue Chip (Jim Morrill Jr.) won their Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) trotting filly elimination races at Vernon Downs on Friday (May 17). Both races were for a pu...
Courtly Choice Takes Empire Classic August 19, 2018 Courtly Choice ($2.80) earned another major victory for his Canadian connections in Sunday afternoon's (Aug. 18) $272,025 Empire Breeders Classic at Tioga Downs.
Decisions Ahead For Courtly Choice August 17, 2018 The owners of Courtly Choice have decisions to make regarding their colt’s future races, but might have a better idea of what they will do following Sunday’s Empire Breeders Classic for three-year-old...
Tioga's Richest Card Of The Season August 17, 2018 Tioga Downs will present the richest card of its 2018 season at the “Jewel of the Southern Tier” on Sunday offering nearly $1 million in purses on the day.
Canada Claims Tioga Trots August 12, 2018 On a star-studded card Sunday (August 12) at Tioga Downs, Canadian-connected horses captured the majority of the stakes events including the co-featured $141,000 Joie De Vie Trot and $186,000 Crawford...
Atlanta Continues To Impress May 28, 2018 Rick Zeron has been talkin’ the talk and Atlanta has certainly been walkin’ the walk. On Monday (May 28), the three-year-old daughter of Chapter Seven continued her path to a ‘Hambo Day’ assignment, a...
Atlanta Seeks Empire State Takeover May 26, 2018 A sampling of top Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks prospects will lead the charge to Monday’s $500,000 Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) trotting finals at Vernon Downs as part of the Memorial Day matin...
Six Pack Equals Track Record May 18, 2018 Vernon Downs ran eliminations for the Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) for sophomore trotters on Friday night (May 18).