 FINGER
LAKES RACE TRACK
 Finger
Lakes Race Track is a 450-acre thoroughbred racing facility with a one-mile
horse track in Farmington, New York. A racing season at the track offers approximately
165 racing programs. The season normally starts in mid-April and winds up in
November.
Located in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes region, the track has
hosted 60,000 races and over 18 million racing enthusiasts since its establishment
in 1962. Finger Lakes hosts several high-profile stakes events each year, among
them are the New York Breeders’ Futurity, New York Derby, New York Oaks,
Lady Finger Stakes and Aspirant Stakes.
Finger Lakes Race Track also has a 28,000 square foot gaming floor with over
1,000 video gaming machines.
Finger Lakes Track Facts
| Main
Track |
: |
One
Mile, oval |
| Track
Surface |
: |
sandy loam |
| Length of Stretch |
: |
960 feet |
| Chutes
for 6 furlong & 1 ¼ mile races |
: |
Yes |
| Distance from last turn to finish line |
: |
960 feet |
Finger Lakes Track Records
DISTANCE
|
HORSE (Age)
|
WGT.
|
TIME
|
DATE
|
2 furlongs
|
Broadway Blondie (5)
|
116
|
0:21 4/5
|
4/3/1998
|
4 1/2 furlongs
|
Top End (7)
|
115
|
0:50 3/5
|
4/8/1998
|
5 furlongs
|
Wonderous Wise (6)
Bobby’s Code (6)
|
115
116
|
0:57 1/5
0:57 1/5
|
4/11/1989
4/8/1998
|
5 1/2 furlongs
|
Hilary Star (6)
With It (5)
What A Rollick (3)
|
111
115
117
|
1:02 4/5
1:02 4/5
1:02 4/5
|
4/16/1989
6/12/1994
12/12/1994
|
6 furlongs
|
Kelly Kip (4)
|
119
|
1:08 1/5
|
6/20/1998
|
1 mile
|
Transact (4)
Fling N Roll (4)
|
119
116
|
1:36 1/5
1:36 1/5
|
8/29/1994
11/29/1995
|
1 mile & 70 yds.
|
C B Account (4)
|
116
|
1:40
|
7/6/1997
|
1 mile & 1/16
|
Fit For Royalty (9)
|
119
|
1:43
|
5/19/1997
|
1 mile & 1/8
|
Copper Mount (3)
|
119
|
1:48 4/5
|
8/27/1994
|
1 mile & 3/16
|
North Warning (10)
|
113
|
1:58 2/5
|
7/10/1994
|
1 mile & 1/4
|
Caramba (6)
|
114
|
2:05 1/5
|
7/11/1987
|
1 mile & 1/2
|
Brave Beast (6)
|
124
|
2:33 3/5
|
9/22/1991
|
1 mile & 5/8 |
North Warning (10) |
119 |
2:46 3/5 |
9/4/1994 |
History of Finger Lakes Race Track
- Finger Lakes Race Track opened on May 23, 1962. Approximately 9,200 fans
watched as Pure Village took the inaugural race at Finger Lakes with a winning
time of 1:17 3/5 for six furlongs.
- On September 24, 1978, Steve Cauthen, fresh off guiding Affirmed to a Triple
Crown sweep in 1978, attracted a crowd of 11,030 that wagered a single-day,
on-track record of $765,580.
Finger Lakes Race Track
Farmington, New York
- One of Finger Lakes Race Track’s greatest pride is the horse
Fio Rio. He dominated at the track throughout his career, winning
19 of 27 starts. In 1981, he was named New York State Horse of the
Year, for winning the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga. Upon his passing
in 1996 at the age of 21, he was buried in the Finger Lakes Race
Track infield.
- The total amount wagered annually on Finger Lakes racing has grown
from $14.3 million in 1962 to nearly $200 million in 2002. Finger
Lakes Race Track enjoyed its most successful season ever in 1999
when fans wagered over $208 million.
- Throughout four decades of operation, Finger Lakes Race Track has
seen some of the greatest jockeys and thoroughbreds in the history
of the sport grace its grounds. Hall of Fame riders such as Angel
Cordero, Pat Day, Julie Krone and Bill Shoemaker have demonstrated
their skills at Finger Lakes. Meanwhile, thoroughbred sensations
like Groovy, Safely Kept and Not Surprising are among the horses
that showed off their form at Finger Lakes Race Track.
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