Messenger Pace

A view of Yonkers Raceway

Posts Drawn For Yonkers Trot And Messenger

On Monday afternoon, June 24 at MGM Yonkers Raceway, the post position draws took place for Friday night's $300,000 USD MGM Yonkers Trot and $225,000 USD MGM Grand Messenger Stakes finals, the opening...

Spotlight On The Grand Circuit

The publicity department for the Grand Circuit has sent its weekly recap and preview of racing on the Grand Circuit.

Cash Prize Offered In USHWA Handicapping Contest

The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) has teamed with some of the leading horse people and organizations in the harness racing industry that are co-sponsoring the USHWA/Scott Alberg’s ...

Increased Purses For Yonkers Stakes

Yonkers Raceway is pleased to announce that the four major Grand Circuit stakes scheduled for Friday, July 2 will all see substantial purse increases over the originally advertised amounts.

Yonkers To Race Through September 12; Yonkers Trot, Messenger Cancelled

August 17, 2020

Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts and the Standardbred Owners Association of New York, the organization representing horsepeople at Yonkers Raceway, have announced an agreement to extend racing at the...

Posts Drawn For Yonkers Trot

August 28, 2017

Faced with a scenario for which there was no rule in place, Saturday night’s $500,000 final of Yonkers Raceway’s 63rd Yonkers Trot shall go postward with a field of nine three-year-olds.

Downbytheseaside Returns To Yonkers

August 25, 2017

When he last raced at Yonkers on May 27, Downbytheseaside won the $300,000 Art Rooney Pace. The victory was his fourth in a row after capturing the Governor’s Cup at Woodbine to end his two-year-old s...

Yonkers Trot, Messenger Entrants

August 23, 2016

Hambletonian winner Marion Marauder will begin his quest for the second jewel of the Trotting Triple Crown this Saturday night (August 27), as he will lead nine three-year-olds in the lone elimination...