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As the 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings mark the final New York Sires Stakes stop of the year at Batavia Downs on Wednesday night, some of the entrants will be looking to solidify their spot in the $1.8 million Night of Champions at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 24. But stablemates Devious Man and Money Macintosh from the Julie Miller stable have already advanced as the top two point-earners in the series and can concentrate solely on the $107,000 in purse money available this week.
New York Sires Stakes continued downstate Monday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $147,723 New York Sire Stakes Pat Quaglietta Trot for 2-year-old fillies. The first grouping saw division leader Mamora Bay win a stretch-length battle with Run for Royalty in 2:00.2. 'Mamora,' from post position No.
Yonkers, NY --- Despite a spectacular steer by Dan Daley and Smalltownthrowdown tossing down the gauntlet, Hambletonian victor and harness racing 1-5 favorite Marion Marauder withstood the late heroics of that rival to win the second jewel in the Trotting Triple Crown, the $500,000 , by a diminishing head in 1:56.1 on Saturday at Yonkers Raceway. After a valiant first-over effort, Lagerfeld followed that duo home in third.
Harness Racing This Week: Yonkers Trot and Messenger Stakes, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; Canadian Pacing Derby, Metro, She's A Great Lady, Simcoe Stakes and Champlain Stakes, Mohawk Racetrack, Campbellville, Ontario. Schedule of events: A busy holiday weekend of Grand Circuit action is led by a pair of Triple Crown events at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday .
YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, August 30, 2016 -- Tuesday afternoon's gods of the open draw did not torture either prohibitive favorite for Hambletonian winner Marion Marauder drew post position No. 4 for Yonkers Trot No.
Harness Racing This Week: Crawford Farms Trot and Muscle Hill, Vernon Downs, Vernon, N.Y.; Yonkers Trot elimination, Hudson Filly Trot and Lady Maud, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; Nadia Lobell, The Meadows, Washington, Pa.; Casual Breeze and Metro and She's A Great Lady eliminations, Mohawk Racetrack, Campbellville, Ontario; and Artiscape and W.N. Reynolds Memorial divisions, Tioga Downs, Nichols, N.Y. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action begins this Friday as Vernon Downs will host a pair of older trotting stakes in the $193,000 Crawford Farms Trot for older males and the $170,000 Muscle Hill for older females. Also on Friday, Mohawk Racetrack will host two C$97,000 divisions in the Casual Breeze for 3-year-old filly trotters.
YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - Hambletonian winner Marion Marauder goes after the second jewel of harness racing's Trotting Triple Crown, leading nine 3-year-olds in the 62nd With a guaranteed $500,000 final purse, Yonkers Raceway's signature trotting event begins with a game of musical chairs, as in one, $40,000 elimination this Saturday night . to determine the eight finalists.
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, August 20, 2016 -- Centurion ATM and Feel the Need A were the names above the harness racing marquee Saturday night, winning Centurion ATM surprised in the weekly trotting feature in a first-up and first-home effort. Away fourth from post position No.
Foiled Again and driver Yannick Gingras winning a 2014 division of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series at Yonkers Raceway in New York. The pacer will race in Sobeys Gold Cup and Saucer Trial 1 Saturday night at the Charlottetown Driving Park.