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... in (harness) racing, this is the best opportunity you've had in many, many years," said Bob Galterio, the COO at Yonkers Raceway, the state's largest harness track. Ninety-two percent of the money from gamblers at the state's racetracks with the ...
Empire City Casino, in partnership with the New York Rangers, announced that New York Rangers legend Steve Vickers will make his second visit to Empire City Casino in Yonkers to host the next Rangers Viewing Party on Saturday, Feb. 25. Fans will have the opportunity to join Vickers to cheer the Rangers on as they travel across the Hudson to take on their rivals, the New Jersey Devils. Vickers is no stranger to Empire City Casino having hosted a viewing party early last year.
Sean Kilpatrick, a guard for the Brooklyn Nets who played at White Plains High School, said thank you to a former teacher on Wednesday. Kilpatrick, who was born in Yonkers, awarded Janet Warmbir, his high school English teacher, with the Teacher's Excellence Award.
YONKERS, NY, Friday, February 3, 2017 - Red Hot Herbie and Guantanamo Bay earned the praise of the harness racing populace Saturday night, winning Favored 'Herbie'-from post position No. 5 in the week's marquee trot-stalked the second-choice, eight-baller Allerage Star through moderate intervals of :28, 58.4 and 1:27.
... golf with his good friend Michael Jordan, opened a steak house in Miami's South Beach and oversaw a car wash in Yonkers, N.Y. In 2009, Oakley told the New York Times that he was interested in becoming an assistant coach and had mentioned his ...
Sean Kilpatrick, a guard for the Brooklyn Nets who was born in Yonkers and played for White Plains High School, has been immortalized in bobblehead form. The Brooklyn Nets gave out Kilpatrick bobbleheads to fans at Sunday's game against the Toronto Raptors.
... I've helped or impacted... and it was really very special to me." DeMatteo made his mark at Roosevelt High School in Yonkers, where he started as an assistant, before becoming head coach in 1969. After a 1993 hazing incident at Roosevelt, the coach ...
YONKERS, NY, Sunday, January 29, 2017 - Springbank Sam N put in a solid, two-move harness racing effort Sunday afternoon, winning One of a handful of leavers-from post position No. 4 -Springbank Sam N wound up in a three-hole at the :29.1 opening quarter-mile.
YONKERS, NY , Thursday, January 26, 2017-Tri-state area football fans are invited to to Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway Sunday, Feb, 5th, to watch this seasons 'Big Game' with a local football hero. New York Giant legend David Tyree is hosting a viewing party with fans at Empire City, courtesy of JAG Sports Marketing.
Being more than just a "coach," is what earned Yorktown High School's Athletic Director Fio Nardone the Don DeMatteo Service Award by the Section One Football Coaches Association. The award is named for Donald DeMatteo, who was a beloved Varsity football coach and physical education teacher at Gorton High School in Yonkers for 23 years until his death in 1999.
Being more than just a "coach," is what earned Yorktown High School's Athletic Director Fio Nardone the Don DeMatteo Service Award by the Section One Football Coaches Association. The award is named for Donald DeMatteo, who was a beloved Varsity football coach and physical education teacher at Gorton High School in Yonkers for 23 years until his death in 1999.
... innings, said games being dropped to the Mt. Kisco Indians, the Ossining All Stars whom they later defeated, and the Yonkers K. of C. Up to date, the boys have been batting at a .277 clip, which coupled with the good pitching of the hurling staff ...
The 22-year old grew up playing baseball and basketball, but recently realized "talking sports" was what he was meant to do. Graduating with a degree in Business Administration from the White Plains-based College of Westchester, Rojas decided to take the advice from a former professor and pursue his dream by teaming up with a friend.
... Ryan in 1:54:4. On the same card, Time Warp (by Neal) won easily in 2:00:2 for Travis Cullen. Racing returns to Yonkers, New York on Sunday and this card is simulcast into France. The feature trot goes for a hefty $75,000 trot. FILE - In this Dec. ...
... July/August issue of the Chronicle of the Horse Untacked . This is the first Eclipse Award for Marks, who resides in Yonkers, N.Y., and is a regular contributor to the Chronicle of the Horse , The Saratoga Special , thisishorseracing.com and many ...
... held last April. The winning teams were: Lakeland High School (Shrub Oak, NY) in first place, Riverside High School (Yonkers, NY) in second place, and Brooklyn Amity School (Brooklyn, NY) and The Mary Louis Academy (Jamaica, NY) tying for third ...
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form , and the National Turf Writers And Broadcasters announced Jan. 4 that Tod Marks won the 2016 Media Eclipse Award for Photography for a picture of the stretch run of the Sloan Hurdle at the Iroquois Steeplechase meet in Nashville, during which fallen jockey Kieran Norris is diving toward his loose whip as his luckier competitor, Hooded, streaks by. This is the first Eclipse Award for Marks, who resides in Yonkers, N.Y., and is a regular contributor to The Chronicle of the Horse , The Saratoga Special , thisishorseracing.com , and many other publications.
The United States Harness Writers Association, harness racing's largest and leading membership organization for industry communicators, is very pleased to announce that Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway and the Standardbred Owners Association of New York are partnering with USHWA in sponsoring the cocktail party and open bar at its annual Dan Patch Awards Banquet Presented by Hoosier Park, which will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Planet Hollywood casino in Las Vegas. The sponsorship features a lavish cocktail party from 6-7 p.m. and then an open bar during the Dan Patch awards dinner until 10 p.m. In addition, every guest attending the dinner will receive a special edition Yonkers-SOA/NY-USHWA commemorative wine glass.
SOANY and Yonkers to sponsor Dan Patch banquet cocktail party Friday, December 23, 2016 - from the U.S. Harness Writers Association The sponsorship features a lavish cocktail party from 6-7 p.m. and then an open bar during the Dan Patch awards dinner until 10 p.m. In addition, every guest attending the dinner will receive a special edition Yonkers-SOA/NY-USHWA commemorative wine glass. Yonkers Raceway dates back as a host of harness racing to 1899 and its origins as the Empire City Trotting Club; in 1950, William Cane recast the facility as a pari-mutuel harness racing track, and the Rooney family has operated the oval since 1972.
... record 18 home runs. He was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. He died in 1995 at age 63. Molito, a Yonkers native, was one of many worshippers of "The Mick." He still has a "Mantle Room" at his home, a carryover from his boyhood days. He ...
In early November, 10 harness racing fans were randomly chosen from the USTA new owner's database to each receive five percent of the earnings of a designated horse racing at Yonkers Raceway through the end of the meet. The 3-year-old trotting gelding Emerald Chip was chosen for the promotion with trainer Andrew Harris.
... York City-based Municipal Credit Union. Did you know? MCU provides financial services for employees of the City of Yonkers, City of Mount Vernon and private and public universities in Westchester County "I've found that in business, like football, ...
The City of Yonkers is hoping to use grants received from the state Economic Development Council to construct a $2 million state-of-the-art sports complex to If developers get their way, they will be converting the iconic Kawaski Rail Car building into a 137,000-square-foot facility with 5,000 seats. It would be able to host high school basketball games, volleyball tournaments, wrestling matches, track meets, as well as other events.
... do in the New York City metro area. Meeting members of the board and executive staff, and touring the facility in Yonkers, convinced me of the quality and importance of their work," Mr. Ackerman said. He added, "I hope to use my skills in metrics, ...
... record in the 50yd freestyle while also swimming his personal best time. He was joined by junior Marino Castillo (Yonkers, NY), and freshmen Robert Weyhrauch (Bronx, NY) and Oscar Guido (Kendall, FL) to set the record in the 200yd Medley Relay - a ...