YONKERS DRAWS STAKES-FILLED SATURDAY CARD

BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway

YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, October 21, 2014—All together now…”The pills are alive with the sound of stakes draws…”

Post positions have been procured for Yonkers Raceway’s stakes-stuffed Saturday night program, which features more than $1.5 million in purses for the five features, a $20,000 guaranteed all-stakes-race Pick 5 pool and a free t-shirt (while supplies last).  First post for the baker’s-dozen buffet is 7:10 PM.

Race 5 – $500,000 YONKERS TROT NO. 60 (3-year-old colts/geldings) approximate post time 8:50 PM, with approx. 20-25 minutes between these races

1-Gural Hanover (Jim Morrill Jr.)

2-Nuncio (John Campbell)

3-Expressive Action (Jason Bartlett)

4-Datsyuk (Charlie Norris)

5-Resolve (Tim Tetrick)

6-King City (George Brennan)

7-Journey (Dan Dube)

8-Don Dorado (Tetrick also listed)

Race 6 – $500,000 MESSENGER STAKES NO. 59 (3-year-old colts/geldings)
           1-Stevensville (Mark MacDonald)

2-National Debt (Bartlett)

3-Lyonssomewhere (Brett Miller)

4-McWicked (Dave Miller)

5-Luck Be Withyou (Tetrick)

6-e-All Bets Off (Matt Kakaley)

7-Western Conquest (Brent Holland)

8-e-Forty Five Red (Brennan)

e-Ron Burke owner/trainer entry

Race 7 – $150,874 HUDSON FILLY TROT (3-year-olds)

            1-Highest Peak (Ake Svanstedt)

            2-e-Market Rally (Morrill Jr.)

            3-Mistresswithmuscle (Driver TBA)

            4-e-Avalacious (MacDonald)

            5-Bambino Supreme (Brennan)

6-Yoga (Brett Miller)

e-Ron Burke owner/trainer entry

Race 8 – $124,590 LADY MAUD (3-year-old pacing fillies)

            1-Do Your Job (Eric Carlson)

            2-Act Now (Brennan)

3-Scandalicious (Dube)
4-Anagada (Campbell)

5-Fancy Desire (Brennan also listed)

6-Tyra (Tetrick)

7-e-Beautiful Lady (Kakaley)

8-e-A La Notte Hanover (Kakaley also listed)

e-Ron Burke owner/trainer entry

Race 9 – $250,000 INTERNATIONAL TROT PREVIEW (1¼ miles)

1-Commander Crowe (Orjan Kihlstrom)

2-Bee a Magician (Dave Miller)

3-Archangel (Kakaley)

4-Obrigado (Bartlett)

5-Arch Madness (Trond Smedshammer)

6-Sebastian K (Ake Svanstedt)

7-Natural Herbie (Verlin Yoder)

8-Not Afraid (Brett Miller)

Program changes are to be made Wednesday morning. Please be advised that program pages Saturday’s Pick 5 (50-cent base) shall be available for perusal no later than Wednesday afternoon at www.yonkersraceway.com.

As always, the guaranteed pool is a joint venture of the Raceway, the Standardbred Owners Association of New York and the US Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program.     

            Yonkers Raceway's five-night-per-week live schedule continues, with first post every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM. Evening simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting available daily.