Mgm Grand Messenger Stakes

Photos clockwise from top left: Up Your Deo, Captain Batboy, Earthwindfire and Secret Volo

Up Your Deo, Captain Batboy Take First Triple Crown Jewels

The first Triple Crown jewels went to Yonkers Trot champion Up Your Deo and Messenger Stakes winner Captain Batboy during Friday night stakes action at Yonkers Raceway.

American Fling winning at Buffalo Raceway

Taking A Shot With 'Fling' In Messenger Stakes

American Fling has shown the ability to step around a half-mile track, so the defending New York Sire Stakes champion earned the chance to step out Friday in the $250,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes fo...

Harness racing at Yonkers Raceway

Fields Drawn For Yonkers Finals

On Monday afternoon (June 26), the open draws took place for Friday night's (June 30) four Grand Circuit finals for three-year-olds at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

An aerial view of Yonkers Raceway

Triple Crown Trail To Begin At Yonkers

Eliminations for the MGM Yonkers Trot -- the first leg of the Trotting Triple Crown -- and Park MGM Pace will take place on Friday night (June 23) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

Harness racing at Yonkers Raceway

Draw Upcoming For Messenger, Yonkers Trot

Next Friday night (June 23), MGM Yonkers Raceway will host eliminations (if necessary) for the MGM Yonkers Trot and MGM Grand Messenger

Messenger Deja Vu For Alexander

For the second straight year, owner/breeder Fiddler's Creek Stables, trainer Travis Alexander, and driver Matt Kakaley won the $261,730 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes final at Yonkers Raceway to begin the...

Gulf Shores winning his Messenger Stakes elimination

Trainers Discuss Messenger Elim Winners

Gulf Shores and Pleaseletmeknow were both wire-to-wire winners in last week’s MGM Grand Messenger Stakes eliminations and something will have to give in the final as only one can get the front in the ...

Joviality S winning her Yonkers Trot elimination

Posts Drawn For Yonkers Trot, Messenger

The fields have been drawn for the finals of the MGM Yonkers Trot and MGM Grand Messenger Stakes, the first leg of the Trotting and Pacing Triple Crown, which will take place on Friday, July 1 at Yonk...

Gulf Shores winning his Messenger Stakes elimination

Gulf Shores, Pleaseletmeknow Win Messenger Elims

Gulf Shores and Pleaseletmeknow will lead the field into next Friday night's (July 1) MGM Grand Messenger Stakes final for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers after taking tonight's (June 24) $40,0...

Yonkers Set To Kick Off The Triple Crowns

The Pacing and Trotting Triple Crowns get underway for 2022 with two $40,000 eliminations of both the MGM Yonkers Trot and MGM Grand Messenger Stakes on Friday night at Yonkers Raceway. The top four f...

Triple Crown Races Lead Grand Circuit

A pair of Triple Crown races — the MGM Grand Messenger Stakes and the MGM Yonkers Trot — highlight this weekend's slate of Grand Circuit harness racing.

Posts Drawn For Yonkers Trot

The fields have been drawn for the finals of the $500,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes, the $500,000 MGM Yonkers Trot, the $150,000 Park MGM Pace, and the $150,000 New York New York Mile, which will all...

Stage Set For Yonkers Trot

Ahundreddollarbill captured the first of two $40,000 eliminations of the MGM Yonkers Trot for three-year-old colts and geldings on Friday night at Yonkers Raceway in a sparkling 1:54.2 mile and likely...