Officials with Yonkers Raceway have announced that beginning Thursday, February 19, the track will be offering cards of live racing on six consecutive days, weather permitting.
Via release, the track has offered some quick tidbits regarding each of the dates. The tidbits appear below.
Thursday (first post 7:10 p.m.) – Twelve races and some free money ($1,307.06, to be exact) as carryover into the Pick 5 (50-cent base wager, Races 7 through 11).
Friday (first post 7:10 p.m.) – Twelve races, with a $35,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace (Race 6).
Saturday (first post 7:10 p.m.) – Twelve races, with a $35,000 Open Pace (Race 6) and the last three (count ‘em, three) previous winners of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series dotting the card. Atochia (2012 winner) drew Post 4 in the fifth race, with Matt Kakaley driving. Razzle Dazzle (to be driven by Eric Carlson), who won the 2013 edition, wound up behind the eight-ball in the eighth race, and last season’s champ, P H Supercam (Jason Bartlett), landed Post 6 in the 10th race (in keeping with that theme, 2011 Levy winner Real Nice [Kakaley] landed the pylons in Friday’s ninth race).
Sunday (first post 12:10 p.m.) – A French-themed 12 races, with the first seven featuring oversized trotting fields (12, 12, 10, 10, 10, 10 and 10 horses, respectively). Included is the $46,000 Open Handicap Trot (Race 3), with the formful Not Afraid (Dan Dube, Post 8) looking for a fourth win in six seasonal starts. Note that after a dark Sunday next week, live racing is scheduled for March 8 and 15.
Monday (first post 7:10 p.m.) – Eleven races, including a $10,000 guaranteed pool Pick 5 (Race 7 through 11), with program pages available (after finalized) at yonkersraceway.com.
Tuesday (first post 1 p.m.) – Card to be drawn Thursday (February 19).
(With files from Yonkers Raceway)