Tompkin-Geers headline Tioga card Friday

Tioga Downs will feature six Tompkins-Geers stakes races for freshman trotters and pacers on Friday, August 9.

There are two harness racing divisions of the Geers Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts & geldings. Each division will race for a purse of $29,350.

In the first division the 9-5 morning line favorite is the Linda Toscano trained Columbo (Jim Morrill Jr.). He is a colt by Sweet Lou-No More Loving.

In the second division the morning line favorite at 9-5 is Western Vacation (Andy Miller) The gelding by Western Ideal-Robin Cruiser is trained by Julie Miller

In the $64,900 Geers Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies the 2-1 morning line favorite is the Erv Miller trained entry of Coconut Beach (Jim Morrill Jr.) and Bolt Of Beauty (Marcus Miller). Coconut Beach is a filly by Art Major-Gold Beach. Bolt Of Beauty is a filly by Bolt The Duer-Natural Luck.

The $54,000 Arthur Tompkins Memorial for 2-year-old trotting colts & geldings features an entry of four as the 4-5 morning line favorites. They consist of Rukiddnme (Muscle Mass-Uh Oh its Lindy) who is trained by Ake Svanstedt and driven by Jim Morrill Jr. , Light Blue Movers (Ready Cash-Prinessa) is driven by Dexter Dunn and trained by Svanstedt. Ceventry Hall (Cash Hall-Canland Hall) is also trained by Svanstedt and has Corey Callahan at the helm, along with Sixteen who is driven by Wally Hennessey and trained by Rick Zeron.

There are two divisions of the Arthur Tompkins Memorial for 2-year-old trotting fillies. Julie Miller trains both favorites. Aldabra Hanover (Andy Miller) is the 8-5 morning line favorite in the $41,800 first division. She is a filly by Muscle Hill-anonyme Hanover. Hannah (Andy Miller) is the 8-5 morning line favorite in the $41,300 second division. She is a filly by Muscle Hill-Viva Las Lindy.

The 11 race card starts at 6:15 p.m.

by John Horne, for Tioga Downs