NYSS County Fairs Series schedule released

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund released the 2022 harness racing schedule for the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) County Fair Series.

This year’s season gets underway on July 4 at Goshen Historic Track. The County Fair Finals are scheduled for September 6 at Monticello.

The full schedule of race dates can be viewed here.

The series will consist of 19 non-pari-mutuel harness racing events open to eligible 2- and 3-year-old New York-bred Standardbreds. The events provide young horses with the opportunity to earn as they learn while bringing harness racing to communities across the state.

“The county fair series is an exciting competition that we look forward to each year,” said Ronald Ochrym, acting director, Division of Racing at New York State Gaming Commission. “We are proud to partner with each county fair to provide outstanding harness racing competition to their towns. We look forward to seeing our loyal attendees and attracting new faces to this year’s events.”

Keep up to date with news by visiting the NYSS website.

by Leah Rostohar, for the NYSS