The fields are set for the $250,000 USD MGM Yonkers Trot (Grade 2) and the $200,000 USD MGM Grand Messenger Stakes (Grade 2) for three-year-old males on Friday, June 26 at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

Spencer Hanover, who is four-for-four thus far in 2026, will start from a trailing post nine for driver Jason Bartlett and trainer Marcus Melander in the MGM Yonkers Trot, the opening leg of the Trotting Triple Crown. His competition includes last year's New York Sire Stakes champion AI from post seven for driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke, along with 2025 William Wellwood Memorial champion Ardonne from post eight for driver Scott Zeron and trainer Megan Scran.

Additionally, the powerful trotting stable of Ake Svanstedt has three entrants in Create Escape (post two), Secured (post six) and Nordic Dancer S (trailing post 10), and Matthew Burkholder ships in with the strong duo of Requiem (post three) and Silverstein (post four).

Here is the draw in full for the MGM Yonkers Trot, which is race nine on the 10-race program.

$250,000 USD MGM Yonkers Trot (Grade 2)
Post - Horse - Driver - Trainer
1. Kingmen - Dexter Dunn - Per Engblom
2. Create Escape - Jonathan Ahle - Ake Svanstedt
3. Requiem - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Matthew Burkholder
4. Silverstein - Matt Kakaley - Matthew Burkholder
5. Inexpressable - Tim Tetrick - Lucas Wallin
6. Secured - Ake Svanstedt - Ake Svanstedt
7. AI - Yannick Gingras - Ron Burke
8. Ardonne - Scott Zeron - Megan Scran
9.] Spencer Hanover - Jason Bartlett - Marcus Melander
10.] Nordic Dancer S - Tyler Buter - Ake Svanstedt

Fragment, who had plenty of stakes success last year in both New York and on the Grand Circuit, landed post two for driver Jason Bartlett and trainer Per Engblom in the MGM Grand Messenger Stakes, the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown. He'll meet up with two Ron Burke trainees exiting the North America Cup in Al Papi (post three) and Melillo (post seven), plus another member of the Burke Brigade in Frantic Hanover (post four).

This is the full draw for the MGM Grand Messenger Stakes, which is race eight on the card.

$200,000 USD MGM Grand Messenger Stakes (Grade 2)
Post - Horse - Driver - Trainer
1. Mighty Matt - Braxten Boyd - Cameron Capone
2. Fragment - Jason Bartlett - Per Engblom
3. Al Papi - Yannick Gingras - Ron Burke
4. Frantic Hanover - Tim Tetrick - Ron Burke
5. Hunt Off The Press - Scott Zeron - Jared Bako
6. Apocalypsebluechip - Todd McCarthy - Joe Bongiorno
7. Melillo - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Ron Burke

Three-year-old fillies will also be in action on Friday night in divisions of the New York New York Mile for trotters in races one and three and Park MGM Pace in races two and four.

Yonkers Raceway, in partnership with the Standardbred Owners Association of New York, is offering $15,000 guaranteed Pick 5 pool on Friday night's program. The Pick 5 sequence, which begins in race five and includes the Messenger Stakes and Yonkers Trot, has a $1 minimum and a takeout rate of 20 per cent.

Post time for Friday night's card at Yonkers is 6:45 p.m.

(With files from Yonkers Raceway)