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Larry Karr remembers fondly his days as a teenager when his father, Allen, raced horses in the New York metro area. The names of those horses would mean little to most people today, Karr said, but he still can recall his favorites, such as hard-knocking pacer Jester J. On Saturday, Karr will head to Empire City Casino's Yonkers Raceway to watch a trotter that he hopes people might remember in the years to come.
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.
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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.
Release courtesy of Learfield Plano, Texas and Yonkers, N.Y. - Collegiate marketer Learfield and financial and accounting firm ATAX, announced today a new multi-year partnership involving three new partners of Learfield collegiate partners located in the Northeast. Concurrent with the 2017-18 athletic season, ATAX will have a comprehensive sponsorship presence with Seton Hall, Army West Point, and Fordham, all represented by Learfield.
