Pink Power Weekend At Shenandoah Downs To Raise Funds For American Cancer Society

(WOODSTOCK, VA —10/4/18) —- Shenandoah Downs will host a “Pink Power” event this coming weekend to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Shenandoah Valley chapter.

A silent auction featuring many great items is set for both Saturday October 6th and Sunday October 7th. Over 50 horse themed items and gift certificates from vendors and area merchants have been donated, and all auction proceeds will benefit the Cancer Society. The first 200 fans through the gate both days will  receive a pink Shenandoah Downs baseball cap.

Stacey McLenghan from Providence Forge, VA will compete in a Powder Puff Derby Saturday Oct. 6 at Shenandoah Downs.

On the track Saturday, five female reinswomen will compete in a Powder Puff Ladies Driving Pace in the fourth pari-mutuel event. Participants include Stacey McLenaghan, Jean Rastetter, Sierra Graham, Laurie Stark and Betsy Brown. A double seater sulky exhibition race later in the card will showcase female cancer survivors, who will sit alongside lady drivers in a one-half mile half clash. The track’s party tent will feature live music with the E-Town Band Saturday and Fiddlin’ Willie & 7 Bends String Band Sunday.

The second annual WINC Fancy Hat contest will be held October 6th. Here is the 2017 winning hat!

Fans are encouraged to wear fancy, elegant, creative and even outrageous headwear and enter the WINC Fancy Hat Contest on Saturday. In addition, four attendees that same day will get a chance to “own a horse for a day” via random prize drawings. The lucky four will return on Saturday October 13th and will join four additional  contest winners (from  Shenandoah Downs’ media partners) to “own” a horse in a specific race, meet their horse and trainer in the paddock and best of all, keep the purse money their horse earns in a  $4,000 race. One lucky “owner” will win $2,000.

“Own a Horse for a Day” winners get to visit their horse and trainer in the paddock before the race.

Parking and admission are free at Shenandoah Downs. Post time is 2 PM both days. 11 races will be contested Saturday and 8 on Sunday. A special non-betting program will be presented at 2 PM on Columbus Day, Monday October 8th, featuring Virginia Breeder’s prep races. The Championship races will follow later in the week on closing day, Sunday October 14th, in another non-betting card.