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Bit Of A Legend N comes north to The Raceway at Western Fair District from his home track of Yonkers Raceway, where he and regular driver won last year's G.M. Levy Series final. One of the new faces joining this year's field is Bit Of A Legend N, who will make his first trek to Canada for trainer Peter Tritton.
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, May 20, 2017 -- Harness racing world champion Downbytheseaside was as odds-on advertised Saturday night , winning Starting from the second tier in the nine-to-get-to-eight foray, Downbytheseaside found himself three-wide at the half in a race that had much more movement than expected. Last season's Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace winner, Summer Side , made the first lead, stuffing Stealth Bomber in behind before a :28.1 opening quarter-mile.
Harness Racing This Week: Graduate Series Trot first leg, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J.; and Art Rooney and Lismore eliminations, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action takes place this Saturday at Meadowlands Racetrack with a single $75,000 division in the first leg of the Graduate Series for 4-year-old open trotters. Also on Saturday, Yonkers Raceway will host a single $40,000 elimination in the Art Rooney for 3-year-old open pacers and two $20,000 eliminations in the Lismore for 3-year-old pacing fillies.
May is National Water Safety Month and Stew Leonard Jr., President and CEO of Stew Leonard's, and his wife Kim, want every parent -- and every kid -- to be made aware of the water's possible hazards. The couple lost their toddler son in a drowning accident more than 25 years ago.
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, May 6, 2017 - A pair of down-the-roaders-Great Vintage and Taco Tuesday -were the Saturday night harness racing standouts, winning Great Vintage started inside his rivals in the blind-draw Open Pace, then took it the distance , though not without an elongated scrum with Blood Brother ,. That one, having left into a three-hole, went after the leader in a big way.
... The race has inspired similar events, such as a recent teen basketball game called "Hoops Against Hate" in Yonkers, N.Y. In New York, a group called CONNECT provides training to help bystanders know how to intervene when witnessing a hate incident. ...
... his parents, George and Michelle, were by his side. Aside from their obvious Giants' ties, Michelle grew up in Yonkers and the family once lived in Hackensack and still has relatives in the New Jersey area. "I'm so grateful to have this opportunity ...
... Jamal is ready to immerse himself in New York, New York. "I'm a city guy," he explained. "My mom is from Yonkers, NY, my sister is from Jersey, and my pops played for the Giants. I think I have the right people surrounding me to help me get through ...
YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - "It ain't a fit night out for man or beast." Such were the words of W. C. Fields many decades ago, repeated Tuesday evening before, during and after the $100,000 harness racing final of Yonkers Raceway's YR/ The race wasn't officially over after the draw, but even those that weren't behind the eight-ball were in fact behind the eight-ball.
