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The U.S. Tennis Association officially opening the new refurbished and "roofed" Louis Armstrong Stadium Wednesday and christened the court with an exhibition match between Queens natives John and Patrick McEnroe against Yonkers, N.Y.-born James Blake and Hoboken, N.J.-born Michael Chang. With their match, the McEnroes, Blake and Chang are added to a list of trivia questions as to who played the first match at the new roofed Louis Armstrong Stadium.
YONKERS, NY, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - We took a poll and decided there's only one horse out there with a shot to win the Pacing Triple Crown. Having closed the sale in the $281,000 Cane Pace during Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands, Stay Hungry stays the course, invading Yonkers Raceway Saturday night for eliminations of the 63rd Messenger Stakes.
This Week: Messenger eliminations, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; Nassagaweya, Eternal Camnation, Casual Breeze and Maple Leaf Trot eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ontario; and W.N. Reynolds Memorial divisions, Tioga Downs, Nichols, N.Y. Schedule of events: This Saturday , Yonkers Raceway will host a pair of $40,000 eliminations in the Messenger Stakes for sophomore pacers, the second leg of the sport's pacing Triple Crown. The top four horses in each elimination will return for the $500,000 final on Sept.
... also being produced. The first episode show safeties Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye visiting rapper Jadakiss' studio in Yonkers, New York. The Jets' deal with Marvel Entertainment will include Marvel-themed features for fans at the stadium. That ...
... for Alagna, who won in 2013 with Captaintreacherous. Subsequent legs of the Triple Crown include Messenger Stakes at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York on Sept. 1 and The Little Brown Jug at the Delaware County Fair in Delaware, Ohio on Sept. 20.
YONKERS, N.Y. When Ed Gannon, Jr. picked up his French trotter Ubanji in June, the harness racing horse seemed unassuming enough. A nice-looking, well-built, long-bodied trotter, Ubanji made a good first impression on his new trainer.
YONKERS, N.Y. Paul Kelley will send out the favorite Akhenaton in the second division of the French American Trotting Club first leg Sunday afternoon at Yonkers. The 8-year-old drew post three off a convincing win at Saratoga July 25, making him the 5-2 choice in $35,000 split.
... open in Massachusetts next month. In May, the company also announced intentions to acquire Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York. Nearly $1.5 billion was bet on basketball at Nevada sportsbooks in 2017. Nevada Gaming Control does not separate the ...
... the United States and announced agreements to operate in 15 states. Earlier, it purchased a racetrack and casino in Yonkers, N.Y., for $850 million. MGM also plans to offer mobile and online products that include traditional and in-game sports ...
... has two lifetime wins in four lifetime starts and both were in NYSS action. Oddly enough they were both scored at Yonkers Raceway and both timed in 1:55.3. As a result of her work, So Awesome has put $70,365 on her card thus far making her the ...
... this storyline will soon go away. "It's really unfortunate that Sam's not here," said 23-year-old Jimmy Egan of Yonkers, New York. "Obviously, we want him here to get the chemistry with the players and all that. But, I think from his perspective, ...
YONKERS, NY , Sunday, July 28, 2018--Yonkers Raceway Monday night hosts the $172,000 New York Sire Stakes Bruce Hamilton Pace for 3-year-old harness racing colts and geldings. Post time for the dozen-race card is 6:50 PM, with the sire stakes event going as races 7 and 8 , respectively.
YONKERS, N.Y. Deo already has one win under his belt since arriving in the United States as part of the Standardbred Owners Association of New York's French American Trotting Club. Sunday afternoon, the trotter will seek a second local score for trainer Scott Di Domenico ahead of the series first leg August 5. Deo announced his presence with a victory in a $13,000 overnight for non-winners of two races lifetime July 20. With George Brennan in the sulky, Deo came away evenly from the gate and settled into sixth racing 10 lengths off the lead.
... him an opportunity to go to Mystic on a temporary contract. "It's a great league," said Santorelli, who's from Yonkers, N.Y. "I got here and luckily I played well enough and they asked me to stay, thankfully. And I've been here ever since." ...
... move into position. But times change. Over the years, the passing lane came to give favorites an advantage so after Yonkers removed its passing lane and races suddenly became more competitive, Batavia Downs, for the 2018 season, decided the passing ...
YONKERS, NY, Thursday, July 26, 2018-Not every good 3-year-old trotter finds his way into the Hambletonian. There's a pretty fair Yonkers Raceway group gathering Friday night in the $173,500 New York Sire Stakes Dick McGuire Trot for the sophomore colts and geldings.
... tons of experience working with some of the best trotters ever here in the US and also many many years of racing at Yonkers at all levels. But still, we didn't know if the horses in France would be fast enough, could they trot around a small track ...
YONKERS, N.Y . Trainer Chris Oakes will start Agent Q in Friday night's $44,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace at Yonkers Raceway, but in the daughter of Western Terror's previous local start, the pair were on less friendly grounds.
YONKERS, N.Y. When the draw to randomly allocate the 22 harness racing trotters of the SOA of NY's French American Trotting Club to their new connections was complete, trainer Jenn Bongiorno was excited to begin researching her new prospect, Ursis Des Caillons. When she viewed the gelding's profile and saw he is already 10 years old and appeared small on replays, she didn't know what to expect.
... sight. Depending on several variables, including happenstance, a child might be sent to a 33-acre youth shelter in Yonkers, N.Y., that features picnic tables, sports fields and even an outdoor pool. "Like summer camp," said Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., ...
YONKERS, N.Y . The Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace is one of the first major Grand Circuit events for 2-year-old pacers, and according to trainer Tom Fanning, it takes a special kind of horse to win the $100,000 stakes.
The phrase "small but select" gets invoked for Saturday night's $100,000 Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace, Yonkers Raceway's premier event for open 2-year-old colts and geldings. With just six entrants , all go straight to the gate for the finale, with Yonkers again paying homage to the Hall of Fame founder of Hanover Shoe Farms.
The Standardbred Owners Association of New York and Yonkers Racing Corporation have entered into an amendment of their current horsemen's agreement. The terms and conditions governing harness racing at Yonkers Raceway was just extended beyond the current expiration date of May, 2019 to May, 2021.
Quality, if not quantity, for Saturday's $100,000 Sheppard Pace Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - by Frank Drucker, publicity director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway With just six entrants , all go straight to the gate for the finale, with Yonkers again paying homage to the Hall of Fame founder of Hanover Shoe Farms. The race began in 1964, with iconic Bret Hanover its first winner.
YONKERS, NY, Wednesday, July 11, 2018--The phrase 'small but select' gets invoked for Saturday night's $100,000 Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace, Yonkers Raceway's premier event for 'open' 2-year-old colts and geldings. With just six entrants , all go straight to the gate for the finale, with Yonkers again paying homage to the Hall of Fame founder of Hanover Shoe Farms.