Your evergreen guide to betting Finger Lakes at BetUS – odds, entries, results, the racing schedule and the track’s signature days.
About Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
Finger Lakes Racetrack is located in Farmington, New York. For those unfamiliar with the region, it is 25 miles outside Rochester, easily within reach from Syracuse. This Delaware North property has a casino as well as a racetrack. Given the weather in Western New York, a season of live racing between late April and late November fits perfectly.
That means bettors have a long window to make Finger Lakes horse racing picks and to enjoy the events. One of the interesting nuggets about the track is that the great New York-bred Fio Rito is buried in the infield. He won 19 of his 27 races at Finger Lakes and became the first New York-bred to win a Grade One race when he captured the Whitney at Saratoga in 1981. He lived from 1975 to 1996.
Betting Finger Lakes at BetUS
The Finger Lakes racetrack schedule can be easily accessed on a daily basis when races are run at BetUS. Entries, odds, and Finger Lakes racetrack results can be found once races go official. Wager on races around the globe through online horse racing betting.
Wager Types & Reading the Card
The full menu of wagering options is available on Finger Lakes cards. You’ll find win-place-show plus exotics like exactas, trifectas, and superfectas, along with a Pick 5. Make sure to know how horse racing odds work to have an understanding of the different types of wagers.
Wagering Minimums: WPS $1; all others $2 straight, $1 box/ wheels, and 10-cent Superfectas, 50-cent Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, and Trifectas
Takeouts: 18% WPS, 20% Daily Double, Exacta, Pick-5, 25% Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick-3, Pick-4
Finger Lakes Racing Schedule & Signature Days
The climate in Western New York can be fickle. The Western New York climate shapes the calendar at Finger Lakes. It’s an extended meet, opening in late April and running through to around Thanksgiving. Alongside the Finger Lakes live cards, you can also play tracks around the world through the simulcast network at the BetUS racebook – so you don’t have to leave home to bet Finger Lakes or anywhere else.
Days to Circle
Finger Lakes carries fewer stakes than New York’s Belmont or Saratoga, but it has its marquee dates. Bettors chasing the bigger New York stages can find Belmont Park odds and Saratoga entries and odds in the same BetUS racebook. The headline is New York Derby day, spotlighting 3-year-old New York-breds with the New York Derby and New York Oaks. Later in the meet, New York Breeders’ Futurity Day showcases the state’s best 2-year-olds. A handful of other stakes dot the calendar, but those are the two days to circle.
