Pace card leads big Grand Circuit weekend

Harness Racing This Week: Meadowlands Pace, Hambletonian Maturity, W.R. Haughton Memorial, Mistletoe Shalee, Stanley Dancer Memorial, Delvin Miller Memorial, Golden Girls, Miss Versatility and Kindergarten Series, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J.; and Lawrence B. Sheppard Memorial, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. week begins on Friday at Meadowlands Racetrack with two $10,000 divisions in the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-old colt pacers and a pair of $10,000 divisions in the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-old filly pacers.

Grand Circuit action this weekend

Harness Racing This Week: Graduate Series finals, Meadowlands Pace elimination, W. N. Reynolds Memorial, and Kindergarten Series, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J.; and Lawrence B. Sheppard eliminations, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. On Friday the Meadowlands will host two $10,000 divisions in the first leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-old colt trotters and two $10,000 divisions in the first leg of the Kindergarten Series for 2-year-old filly trotters. The stakes heavy Saturday card features the $240,000 Graduate Series finals for 4-year-old pacers and trotters; a single $50,000 Meadowlands Pace elimination for 3-year-olds; and the $41,880 W.N. Reynolds Memorial for 3-year-old filly trotters.

Hemi Seelster wins $68,000 feature

YONKERS, NY, Sunday, July 2, 2017 - A pair of second-tier harness racing starters decided the issue Sunday afternoon , with Hemi Seelster and DW's NY Yank took turns leading the dozen. The latter rated at cheaply while 'Hemi' methodically moved up outside.

Yonkers Raceway to simulcast the Irish Derby

YONKERS, NY, Sunday, June 25, 2017-Fresh off importing world-class thoroughbred races from Britain's Royal Ascot meeting, Yonkers Raceway shall bring in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby this Saturday morning . Yonkers is offering wagering on races 3 though 8 from the Curragh, with the Irish Derby going as the seventh race .

Double-millionaire returns to scene of record

YONKERS, NY, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - Harness racing double-millionaire Resolve returns to the scene of his world-record romp Saturday night , headlining Yonkers Raceway's $55,000 Open Handicap Trot. When last working in Westchester, the now-6-year-old son of Muscle Hill made short of his rivals in last October's million-dollar Yonkers International Trot.

Yonkers Raceway’s $68,000 Open Trot

YONKERS, NY, Sunday, June 18, 2017 - Westchester Sundays returned , with an out-every-step Rubber Duck with harness racing driver The Father's Day marquee trot was the first race of the afternoon, one of four 'French' trots going at the mile-and-one-quarter distance. It looked much different early as 3-4 choice Hemi Seelster jumped it off from the pocket.

Why I Love the Buffalo Sabres

I was spent the first 4 years of my life in beautiful Yonkers, NY . By the time my family moved to Rochester in 1985 I was already a fan of the Yankees and Giants but since no one in my family cares even a little about hockey, my allegiance was up for grabs.

Busy Grand Circuit weekend begins Friday

Harness Racing This Week: Molson Pace, The Raceway at Western Fair District, London, Ontario; Currier & Ives Filly, The Meadows, Washington, Pa.; Art Rooney and Lismore, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; and Maxie Lee Memorial, Ben Stafford Jr. Memorial and Betsy Ross, Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester, Pa. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit will take place at four locations this weekend.

Bit Of A Legend N invades Canada for Molson Pace

Bit Of A Legend N comes north to The Raceway at Western Fair District from his home track of Yonkers Raceway, where he and regular driver won last year's G.M. Levy Series final. One of the new faces joining this year's field is Bit Of A Legend N, who will make his first trek to Canada for trainer Peter Tritton.

Art Rooney & Lismore Eliminations

YONKERS, NY, Saturday, May 20, 2017 -- Harness racing world champion Downbytheseaside was as odds-on advertised Saturday night , winning Starting from the second tier in the nine-to-get-to-eight foray, Downbytheseaside found himself three-wide at the half in a race that had much more movement than expected. Last season's Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace winner, Summer Side , made the first lead, stuffing Stealth Bomber in behind before a :28.1 opening quarter-mile.

Grand Circuit to Meadowlands and Yonkers

Harness Racing This Week: Graduate Series Trot first leg, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J.; and Art Rooney and Lismore eliminations, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit action takes place this Saturday at Meadowlands Racetrack with a single $75,000 division in the first leg of the Graduate Series for 4-year-old open trotters. Also on Saturday, Yonkers Raceway will host a single $40,000 elimination in the Art Rooney for 3-year-old open pacers and two $20,000 eliminations in the Lismore for 3-year-old pacing fillies.

$55,000 Yonker’s Saturday night features

YONKERS, NY, Saturday, May 6, 2017 - A pair of down-the-roaders-Great Vintage and Taco Tuesday -were the Saturday night harness racing standouts, winning Great Vintage started inside his rivals in the blind-draw Open Pace, then took it the distance , though not without an elongated scrum with Blood Brother ,. That one, having left into a three-hole, went after the leader in a big way.

Applause that drowns out hate speech

... The race has inspired similar events, such as a recent teen basketball game called "Hoops Against Hate" in Yonkers, N.Y. In New York, a group called CONNECT provides training to help bystanders know how to intervene when witnessing a hate incident. ...

Yankee Glide gelding takes $100,000 Final

YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - "It ain't a fit night out for man or beast." Such were the words of W. C. Fields many decades ago, repeated Tuesday evening before, during and after the $100,000 harness racing final of Yonkers Raceway's YR/ The race wasn't officially over after the draw, but even those that weren't behind the eight-ball were in fact behind the eight-ball.