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~~~*Fun‘ is important _ T as Elmira Raceway celebrates 20 years lnze things ~have . changed over years at Elmira Raceâ€" But one thing has remained constant, and will continue to do so this campaign as the veneraâ€" ble oval prepares to embark on its 20th anniversary season of harness racing. "Let‘s face it, the main reason we‘re all here is to have some fun," said Elmira‘s new director of racing Kent Williams. ‘"We‘re not here as a big business like Mohawk or other big tracks, this is a familyâ€"oriented rack where we run things just a ittle bit difâ€" ferently." If Williams‘ name sounds faâ€" miliar, it should. He hooked up with Elmira for the 1985 season in a marketing capacity, then departed to become racing secâ€" retary and announcer at Orangeâ€" ville last year. With a year‘s slxperience under his belt, he elcomed the offer to return to Elmira with the dual marketâ€" ing/race secretary portfolio for this season‘s 50â€"program slate. An outgoing, enthusiastic indiâ€" vidual, Williams will resume a high profile on race days beginâ€" ning with Saturday‘s opening card, first post 1:30 p.m. Said Williams: "It‘s most important to be visible in the betting area, with the patrons and also with the horsemenâ€"â€"I want to be acâ€" cessible to as many people as possible, when I was here before, I was on a firstâ€"name basis with a majority of regulars." Many of the fresh ideas and features Williams brought to the track will again be visible. Rogers Cable TV will produce a weekly halfâ€"hour show from the track, CKCO has been offered the facilities to film features for their halfâ€"hour weekly show, and Williams will also host an inâ€" house show called The Inside Track, which he is reviving from his earlier days at Elmira. Promotions are key to attenâ€" dance success at any spectator event, and in addition to exâ€" cellent racing, Elmira will also offer such events as Win Key (you must be a paid admission patron opening day to qualify) competition which allows fans chances to unlock thousands of dollars in prizes, coupon discount books, handicapping contests and much more. f Williams‘ return will also imâ€" pact on the racing end of things quicklyâ€"he has structured the $2,500 claiming races into four levels based on monies won to add to the competitive nature of the races themselves. He will also use past contacts to attempt to bring top level drivers and horses to the local track, and indicates that although final preparations for Saturday‘s opening are hectic, the strip itself is in excellent condition. "We had five qualifiers here last Saturday and one of the winners (Mark Etsell‘s Berly Tooy clocked 2:07," noted Wilâ€" There will be four Ontario Sires Stakes events this year with the threeâ€"yearâ€"old pacing fillies launching the OSS circuit at Elmira Victoria Day May 18. William (Bud) Fritz dazzled the crowd in that event last year when All Force and Misty Silver set backâ€"toâ€"back track records, and according to Williams, Fritz should be every bit as prominent this time around. Elmira is also host to the Trillium Series for twoâ€"yearâ€"old trotting fillies. will run until May 2, when the switch will be to Friday cards. Mondayâ€"Friday racing begins with the Victoria Day card and continues until Labor Day, Sept. 7. Afternoon post times are 1: 30 "Educating the public about the good thing we have going here is the big key," said Wilâ€" liams. "It‘s a great game, harâ€" ness racing, but not enough people are aware of the subtleâ€" ties of the sport, they‘re not aware of all the finer points, and that‘s our job...We not only want to educate the brand new fans, but also expand the knowledge of our existing fans, so that everyâ€" one can have fun." 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