Hambletonian Day
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Harness Racing’s Greatest Day – Millions in racing stakes and fun for the entire family!
DOORS OPEN 10 AM
FIRST POST 12 NOON
$5 ADMISSION
Admission includes commemorative 99th Hambletonian hat for adults & kids
Festivities
$1,000 Hambo Hat contest judged by special guest Carson Kressley
Emmy-award winning TV star and avid horse lover Carson Kressley (Queer Eye, How to Look Good Naked) joins us this year to judge our Hat Contest and present the Hambletonian trophy. Sign up by 2:30 day of in the Clubhouse Lobby. Judging will take place outside. Prizes: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $250, 3rd Place $100, 4th Place $50, and Fanciest $100.
Dress to Impress
As this is a premier day in harness racing, we encourage everyone to wear their best summer attire (especially in our dining areas Trotters, Pink, Skybox Suites, the Lounge & Victory Terrace.) We will have prize packages for snazziest dressers, plus there will be a 360° camera in the lobby so you can strike a pose and show off your fit!
Backyard Fun
Live music from the Craig Sailer Project, pony rides, carnival rides, games, driver/trainer autographs (10:30 am – 12 noon), swag giveaways at the FanZone Tent, and the following food trucks: Magic Mike’s Smoked Meat, Fire & Coal BBQ Grill, DAW Concessions, Uncle Bob’s Kettle Corn, Totally Nutz, Naya Shushi on Wheels, Green Dog Mobile, Latin Bites, Mi Sabor Boricua, Antojitos de mi Tierra, The Mozzarella God, The Empanada Truck, Eat My Balls, Bitch’n Bacon, Clydes Homemade Italian ice & Ice Cream, Cat Like Reflexes, Star of the Sea Seafood, Rods Fish N Chips, Carnival Concessions, Delicious Lola Josefa’s
Dining
Please see the dining tab here for details.
Stakes
- $1 Million Hambletonian
- $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks
- $300,000 John Cashman Memorial
- $275,000 Cane Pace
- $275,000 Sam McKee Memorial
- $175,000 Lady Liberty
- $150,000 John R. Steele
- $90,000 Shady Daisy
Purses are estimated.