Racing applications due for Shenandoah Downs

WOODSTOCK, VA — 8/1/2024 —- Just a reminder to harness racing horsemen that racing applications for the upcoming fall season at Virginia’s Shenandoah Downs are available online and due to the racing office by this coming Monday, August 5.

A 7-week meet will run from September 14 – October 27 with racing scheduled every Saturday and Sunday at 1:05 PM. A total of $750,000 in overnight purse monies will be distributed over the 14 race days. Virginia Breeder’s races for two and three-year-old pacers and trotters of both sexes will be conducted during the fall campaign as well via both elimination races (from September 28-October 30) and a closing day championship card (October 27) featuring eight divisional title matches. Horses will compete for $300,000 in the eliminations and $640,000 in the finals. Aged Virginia Breeder’s races worth $80,000 will be contested closing day as well.

Racing applications can be submitted online this year for the first time at shenandoahdowns.com and can be accessed under the “Horsemen” header. More information is available by calling 540-459-4807 or by e-mailing raceoffice@shenandoahdowns.com.

The track is conveniently located at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds off I-81 at Exit 283 in the scenic Shenandoah Valley, halfway between Winchester and Harrisonburg.

In addition to the fall campaign, a four-day non-wagering meet will take place at the same site from August 28-31 during the Shenandoah County Fair. Post time each day is 12 noon.

by Darrell Wood, for Shenandoah Downs