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YONKERS, NY , Tuesday, July 3, 2018-New York Sire Stakes continued downstate Tuesday night , with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $156,900 Hugh Grant Trot for harness racing 2-year-old fillies. The opening division saw a sire stakes-repeating Winndevie grind Liquorstoreblues into submission early in the lane.
On July 2, 1868, the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway-the city's first elevated train-was to have its maiden journey from the Battery to Cortlandt Street in the Financial District. However, an unspecified " accident to the machinery " pushed the trial run back a day.
... You can purchase extra tickets for your party when you make your seat reservation. The test starts July 18th at its Yonkers, NY location, and pricing is TBA. If you have the Nintendo Labo cardboard Variety Kit and a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, then ...
Marion Marauder returned to Westchester Saturday night , winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $44,000 Open Handicap Trot. The 2016 Trotting Triple Crown winner, in his first local visit since finishing second in last fall's million-dollar Yonkers International Trot, was unsurprisingly better than his seven inside foes.
YONKERS, N.Y. The last time Fearless Man tried the 1 -mile Open Handicap Trot at Yonkers Raceway on February 25, the result wasn't inspiring. After getting away third, Fearless Man became hot and aggressive as horses passed him on the outside.
With the Sprain Ridge Pool being closed indefinitely after it was found not to be structurally sound in Yonkers, officials in Westchester have begun rescheduling events and programs that were planned for the summer season before the sudden shutdown. Earlier this week, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced that in an attempt to reopen the pool in Yonkers before July 4 last year, contractors rushed work at the pool, which resulted in structural issues.
YONKERS, NY, Wednesday, June 6, 2018--Yonkers Raceway, with the approval of the New York State Gaming Commission, has announced a unique Empire Club promotion just in time for Justify. New and existing Empire Club members shall receive a $5 win ticket on Justify as he goes after the Triple Crown in this Saturday's Belmont Stakes.
The sale of Yonkers Racetrack and Empire City Casino was inevitable but the long term commitment made by New York State to support agriculture is well documented. Regardless of any changes of ownership at Yonkers Racetrack and Empire City Casino we are confident that the economic impact made by the Standardbred industry will continue to be protected and supported.
