GALLERY: SXS Dice Run around Steuben County has no incidents, no complaints, amazing support!!
From the Riding for a Reason LLC team,
On May 24, 2026 we were honored to represent Marine LCPL Zachary D. Smith, in a sxs dice run. We took over 207 SXS, 436 participants, on a 60+ mile backroad tour over 7 hours. Our day started at The Dark Horse Saloon, followed by the Canaseraga Legion, Arkport Legion, Canisteo Legion, Hornell VFW, and ended at the Hornell Legion. Where we had music, vendors, and a basket raffle.
We are beyond proud to announce that all this was accomplished without any incidents!!
We received much praise for all the hard work that was put into this ride to make it happen, town meetings, well put together routes, flawless roads crossings, help of our fire departments, and police escorts. Everything was planned perfectly.
None of this would’ve been possible without the assistance of the Arkport Fire Department, The Canisteo Police Department, The Hornell Police Department, New York State Police, The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department, and our absolutely amazing team. We are truly blessed to have the people we do that work tirelessly to make events like these happen.
Congratulations to all the winners of the dice rolls, the 50/50 raffle (Brian who generously donated some back) and The basket raffle winners.
To the general public who were kind to us, when we caused traffic delays, Who came to the basket raffle, or just came to see all the machines. It was truly wonderful to see a community come together for one of our own fallen hero’s.
A special thank you goes to all the stops:
The Dark Horse Saloon
The Canaseraga Legion
The Arkport Legion
The Canisteo Legion
The Hornell VFW
The Hornell Legion
All of your hard work paid off. All of you did amazing We appreciate you accommodating all the participants in a timely manner. You deserve a round of applause. 
To the Police and Fire Departments:
We thank you for taking time away from the important job that you do to accommodate us. Bringing 207 machines in and out of towns wasn’t an easy task.
To all that participated:
You all were truly amazing. Very respectful and we had zero complaints from property owners, and towns. You all are a huge part in making what we do a possibility.
The vendors and donors:
Biggies Tex-Mex Bar and Grill
Tub Town Brewing
3rd Deck Brewing Co.
Krooked Tuster Distillery
Clark Trucking
There are to many other businesses that donated items to the basket raffle. All of your donations are greatly appreciated. Your donations did not go unnoticed. Thank you all for being a part of this amazing event.
To the Sandbar Farm:
Rob and Jackie we appreciate you standing on the side of the road holding flags while we passed by.
To John Weatherbee:
Thank you for kick starting our day by being at The Dark Horse to sing the National Anthem, then go to Hornell Legion and sing for the entirety of our stay. Thank you, you truly are a rockstar.
Lastly the Smith family:
We truly want to thank you for allowing us the pleasure of putting on this event to honor our local hero, your son/brother Marine LCPL Zachary D. Smith. It was humbling to see all the love and support, a small community has. We appreciate you being with us for the entire day. 
Just an amazing day to truly honor an amazing young man who gave his life serving our country. Marine LCPL ZACHARY D. SMITH. With all of your support we were able to raise $11,000 for the Zachary D. Smith Scholarship Fund.
We are also able to donate $300 to the K9 benefit fund/ Jim Giglio for “Smitty”. The Canisteo Police K9 named after Zachary Smith.
Thank you,
The R4R team
