With the permission of the New York State Gaming Commission, advance wagering shall be offered Friday (Sept. 1st) for Yonkers Raceway’s pair of Saturday night (Sept. 2nd) $500,000 Triple Crown events.

The 63rd Yonkers Trot, with a nine-horse field for the first time since 2000, goes as the fifth race (approximate post time 8:47 p.m.), a race after the 62nd Messenger Stakes (approx.. post 8:22 p.m.).

First post for the dozen-race card is the usual 7:10 p.m. Total purses of the program are just under $1.5 million.

(Yonkers)