Yonkers Hosts Night Of Champions

Published: September 10, 2008 12:38 am EDT

Post positions have been drawn for the 19th edition of the New York Night of Champions, hosted by Yonkers Raceway this Saturday night.

The $1.4 million extravaganza is comprised of eight, $175,000 sires stakes finals for freshmen and sophomores of both sexes and gaits. The finals, which are scheduled as the first eight races of the 13-race card, each carry the name a of a prominent New York harness figure.

Here’s the rundown for Saturday's New York Night of Champions:

Betty Weiley (Three-Year-Old Filly Pace)
Charlie Knauss (Two-Year-Old Colt Trot)
Phil Tully (Two-Year-Old Filly Pace)
Morty Finder (Two-Year-Old Filly Trot)
Bruce Hamilton (Two-Year-Old Colt Pace)
Jimmy Dunnigan (Three-Year-Old Filly Trot)
Harry Zweig (Three-Year-Old Colt Trot)
Oscar Kimelman (Three-Year-Old Colt Pace)

Once again, the summer produced any number of state-bred standouts.

Artimittateslife, who drew Post 4 in the first event, has won seven of her 12 seasonal starts and just over $378,000.

The daughter of Art Major is driven by Stephane Bouchard and trained by Ed Hart for Ontario partners Bob Young, Paul Gazzola and Brian Barton.

(Yonkers Raceway)

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