YONKERS,
NY, Friday, March 8, 2013--Yonkers Raceway's 2013 stakes season begins next
week, with the opening round of two popular series for 3- and 4-year-olds.
Chivalry dictates ladies first, so Monday night, it's the Petticoat Pacing
Series for the fairer sex. Four, $12,500 divisions (races 1,2,6 and 7) for the
fillies and mares highlight the 12-race card.
Tuesday night, it's the gentlemen, with the annual tribute to Teddy Roosevelt
known as the Sagamore Hill Pacing Series. Six divisions (races 4 and 6 through
10) lead the dozen-race dossier.
Both series feature entrants who are/were non-winners of four races and/or
$40,000 through last Dec. 1. There are three preliminary rounds leading to a
pair of $50,000 (est.) finals, scheduled for Monday, Apr. 1 (Petticoat) and
Tuesday, Apr. 2 (Sagamore Hill), respectively.
The
Raceway continues its normal five-night-per-week live schedule, with first post
every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM. Evening
simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting
available around the NYRA schedule.
