$500,000 Yonkers Trota & $500,000 Messenger

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.

Hambletonian winner Marion Marauder takes Yonkers Trot

Hambletonian winner Marion Marauder takes Yonkers Trot Hambletonian winner Marion Marauder won the $500,000 Yonkers Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2cprhue YONKERS, N.Y. - Hambletonian winner Marion Marauder won the $500,000 Yonkers Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night. Driven by Scott Zeron, Marion Marauder beat Smalltownthrowdown by a head, finishing in 1:56.1 and returning $2.40 for the win.

Lucrative Grand Circuit weekend on the horizon

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 .

Vernon opens up busy Grand Circuit weekend

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.

$500,000 Yonkers Trot & $500,000 Messenger

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.