Yonkers Raceway

Johan Palema Leads Svanstedt Trio

Only one of the eight finalists in Friday’s $500,000 MGM Yonkers Trot was winless last season, but that horse — Johan Palema — experienced a transformation during the winter. When he returned to train...

Test Of Faith On A Roll Into Park Pace

After finishing 2020 with seven consecutive wins, Test Of Faith has picked up this season where she left off. The three-year-old female pacer is unbeaten in three seasonal starts and will look to push...

Stage Set For Yonkers Trot

Ahundreddollarbill captured the first of two $40,000 eliminations of the MGM Yonkers Trot for three-year-old colts and geldings on Friday night at Yonkers Raceway in a sparkling 1:54.2 mile and likely...

Ahundreddollarbill Like A Million Bucks

Ahundreddollarbill has been 100 per cent perfect this season, getting his campaign off to a 3-for-3 start, and will attempt to continue his unbeaten ways Friday (June 25) in the first of two $40,000 e...

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.

Rookie Trotting Colts To Begin NYSS

The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) circuit visits Yonkers Raceway for the first time in 2021 next Monday evening (June 28) as the oval plays host to the first leg for two-year-old colt and gelding trotte...

Test Time For Ducharme Hopefuls

George Ducharme will send two horses to Friday’s $25,000 New York-New York Mile elimination for three-year-old female trotters at Yonkers Raceway and the trainer is looking forward to learning how the...

Elims Set For Messenger, Yonkers Trot

Eliminations for the MGM Grand Messenger Stakes and the MGM Yonkers Trot, the first legs of the Pacing and Trotting Triple Crowns, will be held on Friday night at Yonkers Raceway.

Major Track Renovation At Yonkers

Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts is seeing the fruition of a major renovation project completed on its 122-year-old historic Yonkers Raceway during the regularly scheduled June racing break.

Sophomores Prep For Triple Crown

The Triple Crown for pacers and trotters kicks off on June 25 when Yonkers Raceway will play host to eliminations (if necessary) for the $500,000 MGM Yonkers Trot and MGM Grand Messenger Pace.

Marohn, Jr. Notches 5,000th Win

Driver Jim Marohn, Jr. scored his 5,000th victory on Tuesday night (June 15) at Yonkers Raceway, picking up the milestone win with Michael Annunziata-trained Ourlittlegeneral A (1:55, $8.10) in the fo...

Amateurs Spar At Yonkers

Two divisions of amateur trots in the North American Amateur Drivers Series went to post tonight at Yonkers Raceway with Jake Stillwell winning the betting event with 44-1 shot Dark Poole while Joe Le...