Monticello Race Track
A Harness Racing Haven
Monticello Raceway is a major harness racing course on the United States East Coast. It is located at Routes 17 & 17-B, Raceway Road, in Monticello, New York.
Regular Races
Exciting harness racing is held all year round. For the latest schedule of races at Monticello Raceway.
Special Races
Aside from the regular races, the raceway has been playing host to several special races every year, including the famous Heritage Series, a string of tournaments for harness drivers from different ethnic backgrounds. This Series includes, among others:
- the Dr. Martin Luther King Pace, a tournament for some of the best African-American harness drivers from the middle Atlantic states
- the Passover Pace for harness drivers of Jewish heritage
- the St. Paddy Pace for drivers of Irish descent
- the Mayflower Pace for those of British heritage
The raceway also hosts the Monticello Marathon, a 2-mile race for trotters, which is held in December.
Monticello Raceway Track Facts
The size of the track is about half a mile. The length of the stretch is 500' while the width is 90'. Its speed rating is placed at 2:02. It has a grandstand capacity of 4,500 persons, a clubhouse capacity of 500, and a parking lot capacity of 5,000 cars. A total of 8 starters can be placed behind the gate.
History and Records
The race track opened on June 27,1958. Its largest single day handle was $1,191,695 on December 11, 2001. Its largest attendance was 17,495 on June 20, 1980.
The course driver with the largest number of wins is Chris Long with 243. He also holds the record for the biggest purse at $341,532. The trainer with the largest number of wins is Joe Minieri with 213.
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Race Track List
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- Aqueduct
- Arlington Park
- Balmoral Park
- Bay Meadows
- Belmont Park
- Beulah Park
- Big Fresno Fair
- Breeders' Cup
- Breeders' Cup Futures
- Cal Expo
- Calder Race Course
- Charles Town Races
- Churchill Downs
- Del Mar
- Delaware Park
- Delta Downs
- Dover Downs Raceway
- Downs at Albuquerque
- Ellis Park
- Emerald Downs
- Evangeline Downs
- Fairplex Park
- Ferndale
- Finger Lakes
- Fort Erie
- Golden Gate Fields
- Great Lakes Downs
- Gulfstream Park
- Harrington Raceway
- Hastings Racecourse
- Hawthorne Race Course
- Hazel Park
- Hollywood Park
- Hoosier Park
- Indiana Downs
- Keeneland
- Laurel Park
- Lone Star Park
- Louisiana Downs
- Maywood Park
- Meadowlands
- Mohawk
- Monmouth Park
- Monticello Raceway
- Mountaineer Race Track
- Northfield Park
- Oaklawn Park
- Penn National
- Philadelphia Park
- Pimlico Race Course
- Plainridge Racecourse
- Pocono Downs
- Pompano Park
- Prairie Meadows
- Remington Park
- Retama Park
- River Downs
- Rockingham Park
- Sam Houston Race Park
- San Mateo County Fair
- Santa Anita Park
- Saratoga
- Scioto Downs
- Sonoma Country Fair
- Suburban Downs
- Suffolk Downs
- The Meadows
- The Red Mile
- Thistledown
- Timonium Race Course
- Turf Paradise
- Turfway Park
- Woodbine Race Track
- Yavapai Downs
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