Purse Increase Ahead For Yonkers Raceway

Harness racing at Yonkers Raceway
Published: May 22, 2024 03:21 pm EDT

A purse increase will take place at MGM Yonkers Raceway beginning with the condition sheet that comes out on Monday, May 27 and effective for races starting Monday, June 3.

High-end races will have a boost of approximately 10 per cent while low-end races will bump up by up to 15 per cent.

In addition to the purse increase, Yonkers has a stakes-filled month of June coming up. On Friday, June 21, elimination races are scheduled for the MGM Yonkers Trot and MGM Grand Messenger Stakes, the first legs of the Trotting and Pacing Triple Crowns for three-year-olds. Their companion filly events, the New York New York Mile and the Park MGM Pace, will also be on the docket when the finals occur the following Friday, June 28.

The New York Sire Stakes circuit will also visit MGM Yonkers Raceway twice, with the first legs for two-year-old filly trotters and rookie pacing males on June 25 and June 27, respectively.

While there will be a Wednesday program on June 26, Yonkers is operating primarily on a Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday-Saturday schedule through the end of September. Post time each night is 7 p.m. (EDT).

(Yonkers Raceway)

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