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Harness Racing This Week: Yonkers International Trot, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; Circle City and Madison County, Hoosier Park, Anderson, Ind.; and Courageous Lady, Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio. Schedule of events: This week's marquee event on the Grand Circuit is the $1 million Yonkers International Trot at Empire City Casino, which will be held on Saturday at Yonkers Raceway.
... a problem." The International Trot was contested from 1959 through 1995 before being resurrected three years ago by Yonkers President and CEO Tim Rooney. Resolve will attempt to join Roquepine (1967-68), Delmonica Hanover (1973-74), Ideal Du Gazeau ...
A rematch with the invading New Zealanders is set to begin on Friday Oct. 13th when a contingent of Kiwi's arrive on American soil Friday, Oct. 13th to begin an amateur harness racing driving competition at three different race tracks in New York State. Races are slated at Yonkers Raceway, Saratoga Raceway and Monticello Raceway.
YONKERS, NY, Monday, October 9, 2017 - Post positions have been drawn for 10 of the 11 races comprising the richest day ever in New York harness racing, . Here's a hot-off-the-presses look at the $1.8 million New York Day of Champions and the pair of $250,000 Invitationals .
Empire City at Yonkers Raceway will host one of the world's single largest harness racing events on The star-studded Yonkers card features a total of $3.3 million in purses buoyed by the $1.8 million New York Sire Stakes Finals or Day of Champions consisting of eight races, a pair of $250,000 Invitationals - the Dan Rooney Pace and the Harry Harvey Trot, and the $1 Million Yonkers International Trot. Post time for the Yonkers International Trot is at "This magnificent day of racing is unquestionably the finest in our long and storied history," said Timothy J. Rooney, president and CEO of Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway.
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, October 7, 2017 - Always at My Place and Consolidator were the harness racing standouts Saturday night , winning The weekly featured pace had odds-on, pole-sitting Always at My Place stuff Thisjetsabookin' in behind, get no pressure early, then finish what he started . Hel defeated a solid, first-up Scott Rocks by three-quarters of a length, with Gratian Hanover , 66-1 outsider Theartofconfusion A and Cooperstown settling for the minors.
YONKERS, N.Y. Although harness racing owner Hans Enggren jokes that he doesn't remember much nowadays, when it comes to his horse Resolve, he has plenty of fond memories to share. Enggren attended the last year when Resolve won and the experience is something he will never forget.
... 4. Weaver Bruscemi - 196.2; 5. Diamond Creek Racing - 161.5. Grand Circuit action will take place next weekend at Yonkers Raceway, Hoosier Park and Northfield Park. Yonkers will offer the Yonkers International Trot at Empire City Casino for ...
Yonkers, NY -- Ten elite trotters representing seven countries have accepted harness racing invitations to battle for "best in the world" bragging rights in the $1 million Last year's champion Resolve of the United States, defending his title in the 1 -mile classic, heads the field. Ake Svanstedt, trains and reins the American flag-carrier, who set a world record of 2:23:4 over Yonkers Raceway's historic strip in the 2016 edition.
