Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts has announced the dates of several stakes races to be held at Yonkers Raceway. The previously scheduled races were interrupted earlier in the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have been rescheduled for later this year....read on
Pacing Colts Head To Tioga
June 26, 2020:
Tioga Downs will welcome three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for pacing colts and geldings on Sunday (June 28)....read on
Chapter Seven Sons Sweep NYSS
June 24, 2020:
Vernon Downs hosted two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Wednesday (June 24), and a pair of Chapter Seven colts proved best in their respective races....read on
Stars Out Sunday At Tioga
June 19, 2020:
Tioga Downs will host a huge Grand Circuit stakes card on the evening of Sunday, July 21 with first post of 4:00 p.m....read on
Revised NYSS Dates Announced
June 5, 2020:
Dates have been announced for the first three-year-old legs of the 2020 New York Sire Stakes season. The season will open with three-year-old trotting fillies at Tioga Downs on June 21....read on
Update On 2020 NYSS Season
May 22, 2020:
A release issued on Friday (May 22) by the New York Sire Stakes provides an update on the 2020 NYSS season....read on
Notice Regarding May's NYSS Events
April 17, 2020:
The New York Sire Stakes will not be raced in the month of May due to the state’s ongoing COVID-19 response and the announcement this week by Governor Andrew Cuomo that NYS on PAUSE will remain in effect until May 15....read on
Update On Yonkers Stakes, Payments
April 15, 2020:
Given the disruption in racing at Yonkers Raceway due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some adjustments have been made to upcoming stakes payments and scheduling....read on
NYSS: Submit April 15 Payments Early
March 19, 2020:
New York Sire Stakes participants are urged to consider submitting two- and three-year-old payments due on April 15 online due to the uncertain climate surrounding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic....read on
NYSS Releases 2019 Breeders Awards
February 6, 2020:
The Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund has released annual Breeders Awards for the 2019 racing season, totalling $1 million....read on
Records Fall In Night Of Champions
September 14, 2019:
The weather was perfect, the track was lightning fast and 3,500 excited fans filled the property to watch eight divisions of the $1.8 million New York Sire Stakes finals during the Night of Champions at Batavia Downs on Saturday night....read on
Vernon Hosts NYSS Consolations Sunday
September 13, 2019:
Vernon Downs will play host to the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) consolations for freshmen and sophomore pacers and trotters on Sunday (September 15). Each consolation features a $40,000 purse....read on
Freshmen Fly In Tioga Sire Stakes
September 2, 2019:
Tioga Downs welcomed two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for freshman pacing colts and geldings on Monday (Sept. 2). Both divisions raced for a purse of $52,000....read on
Freshmen To Tussle At Tioga
August 31, 2019:
Tioga Downs will welcome two divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for freshmen pacing colts & geldings on Labor Day. Both divisions will race for a purse of $52,000....read on
Rare Walkover At Yonkers Thursday
August 29, 2019:
Here’s one that can’t lose ... guaranteed or your non-wagering money cheerfully refunded....read on
