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YONKERS, NY, Saturday, March 31, 2018 - Yonkers Raceway used the last day of March to feature the fourth round of the harness racing - After a pair of less-than-stellar series trips, Missile J came to play. From post position No.
... Saturday evenings and had to conclude by 10:30 p.m. NYRA also would have had to coordinate race start times with Yonkers harness track in Westchester County. NYRA wanted the plan to help it better piggyback onto future plans for re-development of ...
... and Senate committee chairmen. However, the measure was opposed by the owners of harness racing tracks including Yonkers Raceway that run their races at night. The New York Racing Association, which operates thoroughbred racing at Belmont, Aqueduct ...
... Saturday evenings and had to conclude by 10:30 p.m. NYRA also would have had to coordinate race start times with Yonkers harness track in Westchester County. NYRA wanted the plan to help it better piggyback onto future plans for re-development of ...
YONKERS, NY, Monday, March 26, 2018 - She beat the gate, then beat her harness racing foes, both with the greatest of ease. Caviart Cherie offered an eight-hole tour de force Monday night , winning There wasn't much to the finale, which wrapped a four-week series for 3- and 4-year-old lasses who are/were non-winners of four races and/or $40,000 through last Dec. 1st.
Two weeks after announcing an ambitious program that would see 24 French-bred trotters flown to North America to compete at Yonkers Raceway, Standardbred Owners Association of New York Executive Director Alex Dadoyan's initial nerves have transformed to cautious optimism. With several of the spaces already filled, the program is attracting significant interest from local horsepeople.
Although most sports fans' eyes are glued to the hardwood as March Madness approaches, officials with the Yonkers School District have been busy finalizing the details of their two newly merged football teams. Yonkers Board of Education President Steve Lopez recently released the names of the new 2018-2019 Yonkers merged football teams: the "Brave" and the "Force," names that "themselves project the fortitude, strength of character and determination of our students and community," he said.
This effort is in furtherance of the global harness racing activities begun at Yonkers. The French trotting association Le Trot will be conducting a sale of prospective racehorses.
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, March 3, 2017 - Gokudo Hanover and In Secret were the big cheeses Saturday night , winning Gokudo Hanover 'won the bob' in a three-horse, pacing-feature photo, prevailing from second-over. From post position No.
The Standardbred Owners Association of New York is organizing an opportunity for interested trainers/owners to purchase a French trotter to race at Yonkers Raceway. This effort is in furtherance of the global racing activities begun at Yonkers.
A memorial basketball tournament is being held in Yonkers to benefit the Michael Nolan Scholarship Fund, founded in the name of the former Oakland Athletics prospect who was fatally shot in a drive-by in 2015. The Michael Nolan Basketball Tournament will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Lincoln High School on Kneeland Avenue in Yonkers.
YONKERS, NY, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - The Foiled Again saga continues Thursday night , with the venue and the quest remaining the same. It's the fourth crack at the milestone for harness racing's richest-ever equine in his 308th career purse start.
... is surreal to Breen that whenever he shows up for work it is almost always in the company of Clyde. Growing up in Yonkers, the six Breen brothers created a makeshift weight room in their house, and it was a poster of Frazier that dominated the door. ...
YONKERS, NY, Friday, February 16, 2018 - Tepid choice Safe from Terror was safe from her seven harness racing rivals Wanting no part of an early pocket, Safe from Terror - from assigned post position No. 2 - took over from pole-given Juxta Cowgirl in what turned out to a paceless race.
For the second year in a row, the Iona Prep "Plungers" have been named the top team in all of New York State for their fundraising efforts as part of the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. The Gaels raised $35,705 at the 9th annual Westchester Polar Plunge, with more than 100 students jumping into frigid waters at Glen Island Park on November 18. Ryan Murphy, a senior from Yonkers, has participated in the Polar Plunge since he was a freshman, saying helping others not only feels great, but also means a lot - even if the water is close to freezing.
... York has the best pies. How will you be celebrating National Pizza Day? I'm going to this place called Pizza Barn in Yonkers. They have gigantic slices. It's basically a slice that's the size of a whole pie. I'm sure people are looking forward to ...
... Love That Bob: "Hey there Ol' Mighty One. I am formally requesting the honor of being the president of the MQFC Yonkers, N.Y. edition. I will uphold the title, should I be so fortunate to obtain it, in the highest regard. Your consideration is ...
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, February 3, 2018 - Favored Rubber Duck and Killer Martini were the names above the harness racing marquee Saturday night , winning Rubber Duck, from assigned post position No. 3, stuffed lass NF Happenstance in behind early in the weekly adult-table trot.
YONKERS, NY, Friday, February 2, 2018 - Slight harness racing favorite Sell a Bit N was wide early and sharp late Friday night , winning In play from post position No. 5, Sell a Bit N was four-deep at the outset, remaining out there into the first turn.
YONKERS, NY, Sunday, January 28, 2018 - A start-to-finish NF Happenstance just lasted Sunday afternoon , winning Yonkers Raceway's 'sloppy' harness racing $50,000 Open Handicap Trot. A field of 11 served as the first of six 'French' trots.
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, January 27, 2018 - Orillia Joe and harness racing driver Brent Holland kept the form spree going Saturday night , winning In play from outside post position No. 7, Orillia Joe had a first-turn impediment when Delaware invader Cajon Lightning made a filthy break.
YONKERS, NY, Friday, January 26, 2018 - Slight harness racing favorite Motu Moonbeam N took over early and lasted late Friday night , winning Away second from post position No. 2, Motu Moonbean N grabbed the lead from pole-assigned All About Madi before a :27.4 opening quarter-mile.
A Westchester gym teacher has filed a lawsuit after being struck in the head by an errant golf club thrown by a man having a rough day on the links at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers, according to a New York Post report . Mary Touhey, 55, a gym teacher in Yonkers is reportedly suing 33-year-old Manhattan resident Daniel Schapiro after she allegedly suffered a broken nose last September when the latter threw a golf club in anger following a bad shot.
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, January 20, 2018 - Foiled Again has enjoyed any number of spectacular nights throughout his prolific, record-setting harness racing career. But at In his first attempt at a 100th career victory, Foiled Again threw in a dud.
YONKERS, N.Y. Although he's established himself as one of the top open trotters in New York over the past few years, 7-year-old trotter Cash Me Out is still in search of an elusive harness racing victory in the Open Trot at . He connected in a local Preferred May 28, 2017 and has finished second in the local Open five times, including losses by a neck, head, and nose.