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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of 'It's Dark and Hell Is Hot,' Stereo Williams looks back at how the Yonkers rapper's stunning debut changed the game. DMX crashed the platinum-coated party that was late-'90s hip-hop and reminded fans that grit has always defined this genre and culture more than gloss.
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, May 12, 2018 - It's a Reynolds Wrap. The mercurial W.N. Reynolds Memorial found its way to Westchester Saturday night , with hosting six divisions for harness racing 3-year-olds pacers of both genders.
Bluebird Jesse making jump from Yonkers series winner to Open trotter Friday, May 11, 2018 - by Brandon Valvo, for the SOA of NY Bluebird Jesse defeated Seasoned Saint by a head in a life-best-matching 1:54.4 in the $85,000 final of the Bonus Trotting Series at Yonkers Raceway. Bluebird Jesse made his mark in Indiana as a 2- and 3-year old.
... say we expected this one to win the series final and show that he has a shot to be a very, very useful trotter at Yonkers. That says a lot about the horse." Bluebird Jesse made his mark in Indiana as a 2- and 3-year old. He won six races at Hoosier ...
Since arriving in the barn of Scott Di Domenico this year, Bluebird Jesse has surpassed expectations. The 4-year-old trotter won two of the three preliminary legs of the Yonkers Raceway/SOA of NY Bonus Trotting Series before capturing the $85,000 series final April 24. Last week, he made his first start in the local Open Trot, finishing third.
Nearly seven miles of the Bronx River Parkway will be closed to motorists between White Plains and Yonkers on Sunday, May 6 for the first of a summer's worth of bicycle freedom. Bicycle Sundays, one of Westchester's longest-running and popular recreational programs is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to this coming Sunday, the county program runs on May 13 and 20; June 3, 10, 17 and 24; and Sept.
The UNCW women's tennis doubles team of Maddy Muller-Hughes and Sabrina Barisano has been named to the CAA First-Team Muller-Hughes, a freshman from Perth, Australia, and Barisano, a junior from Yonkers, N.Y., carved out a 6-3 record at the top of the lineup for the Seahawks and third-year Head Coach "Congratulations to Sabrina and Maddy on being selected to the All-Conference team," said Olsen. "They complement each other really well on the doubles court and played some high quality doubles throughout the season."
... us a chance to win, get a Super Bowl sooner or later. I've been following forever. Get to the Super Bowl one time." Yonkers' Steven Tocco was hoping for Darnold, but said he didn't expect him to slide past both the Browns and Giants. Piscataway's ...
YONKERS, NY, Monday, April 23, 2018 - After three preliminary rounds and sufficient whittling, the field is set for Tuesday night's harness racing $85,000 final of the Bonus Trotting Series. and the Standardbred Owners Association of the New York, goes as the ninth of 11 races.
... KO's), of Bronx, NY via Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and Victor Vazquez (signed to Kings Promotions), (10-4-0, 4 KO's), of Yonkers, NY clashed in an epic battle that epitomizes what The Real Deal Boxing stands for. Fighting almost entirely in the ...
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, April 21, 2018 - Foiled Again has company. Favored Keystone Velocity successfully defended his harness racing title Saturday night , winning The 31st Levy, a Free-For-All event honoring the memory of the harness-racing visionary and Hall of Fame founder of Roosevelt Raceway, wrapped its annual six-week sojourn on a brisk, spring evening.
The body of Charlie Zabransky, a World War II veteran and retired gatekeeper of the home clubhouse at Yankee Stadium, is at rest in a casket at Hodder Farenga Funeral Home on McLean Ave. in Yonkers. It is Monday morning.
YONKERS, N.Y. New Zealand-bred mare Shartin has proven to be aggressive by nature since arriving in the stable of Jim King late last fall. Described by her former harness racing trainer Dean Braun as a bit bossy, Shartin's eagerness finally got the better of her in the last preliminary leg of the Series April 13. Established as the 1-5 favorite off three impressive series victories in the preceding weeks, Shartin surprised punters and her trainer when she broke into a gallop as the wings of the gate folded.
YONKERS, NY, Thursday, April 19, 2018 - Sometime about a decade ago, a meeting of the minds took place. The purpose of the skull session was to put an end to rampant equine gender discrimination and 'invent' a harness racing companion event for The Levy, honoring the memory of harness-racing visionary and Hall of Fame founder of Roosevelt Raceway, was and remains a staple stop for the sport's best Free-For-Allers.
Harness Racing This Week: Blue Chip Matchmaker and George Morton Levy series finals and consolations, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit at Yonkers this week features the $532,000 final and the $100,000 consolation of the George Morton Levy series for open pacers, as well as the $373,000 final and $75,000 consolation in the Blue Chip Matchmaker series for open pacing mares. All four races will take place on Saturday .
YONKERS, N.Y. Although trainer Ron Burke has sent out more than 40,000 starters who have earned more than $194 million in purses, he's never had the opportunity to work with a French trotter. That will change this spring when Burke, Mike Lachance, and Ray Schnittker travel to France to purchase 24 trotters for the French American Trotting Club, the Standardbred Owners Association of New York's pioneering effort to bring a contingent of European horses to compete at Yonkers Raceway.
... dance band at Cardinal Hayes High School in his native Bronx, which led to jobs in the clubs along Central Avenue in Yonkers. Amirante kept singing, entertaining at parties and other events, and moved into sports via a connection from his day job as ...
YONKERS, NY, Monday, April 16, 2018 - Post positions have been drawn for North America's two richest races of the harness racing season to date, The finales, set for Saturday night , wrap up their respective six-week sojourns and highlight a 12-race card worth just over $1.3 million. First post is the usual 6:50 PM.
... year's Women of Excellence and received the Above and Beyond Award. As Director of Mutuels for Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway and assistant to Timothy Rooney, president and CEO, Ursula serves as the pari-mutuel manager for harness racing at ...
YONKERS, NY, Friday, April 6, 2018 -- With series starlets Shartin N, Twinkle and defending harness racing champ Mackenzie A getting the week off, Three, $40,000 events again brought together many of the best pacing mares, all of whom were thrilled the three queens abdicated this time around. Thus, some previous understudies stepped to the fore.
YONKERS, NY, Monday, April 2, 2018 -- Yonkers Raceway's first 'all -superfecta harness racing Monday' found an audience. The evening's equine star was Beyond Delight , who went first-up and over in the $22,000, 11th-race pace.
When he was a teenager, John Devito would hop on a bus with a friend and head to Yonkers and Roosevelt raceways, where he developed a passion for harness racing. Trips to the track these days continue to provide the 54-year-old Queens, N.Y., resident with thrills, but as much more than a fan.
When he was a teenager, John Devito would hop on a bus with a friend and head to Yonkers and Roosevelt raceways, where he developed a passion for harness racing. Trips to the track these days continue to provide the 54-year-old Queens, N.Y., resident with thrills, but as much more than a fan.
Trainer Jenny Melander started two horses in the $100,000 Yonkers Raceway/SOA of NY Bonus Trotting Series last year, Golden Son and Ameliosi, who finished third and fifth, respectively. In addition, Ontheroad De Vie claimed the runner-up spot in the $25,000 consolation for series eligibles on the same card.