The third of Yonkers Raceway’s six Sunday matinees goes this weekend, with another card that overstuffed for overseas.
Post time for the dozen-race dossier is a bit after 11 a.m. Once again, the Sunday’s card is front-loaded with trotters, with the French-based audience wagering on the first five races. Those events are all added-distance (1-¼ miles) with higher purses and overflow fields (12, 12, 10, 10 and 10 horses, respectively).
Included is the weekly trotting feature, a $46,000 Open Handicap (3rd race) where all 10 starters had their starting venues mandated.
Yonkers has seen very strong export numbers during the first two matinees, with the folks in France (as well as Switzerland, Belgium, Spanish Basque community, Germany, Austria, Luxemburg, Holland, Estonia and Malta) wagering more than 2.8 million Euros (or more than $3.5 million US dollars) on the 10 races.
The half-dozen Sundays, running through Dec. 14th inclusive, replace five Tuesday nights (through Dec. 9th).
(Yonkers Raceway)