BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Wednesday, October 8, 2014—Yonkers Raceway has a simple four-word, 15-letter
request for everyone attending the sixth annual Fall Harvest Festival, set for
this Saturday night (Oct. 11).
“Have Fun. Wear
Pink.”
All the popular
Festival sights, sounds and tastes are back…
…live music,
pony rides, New York State craft beers, exciting harness racing (including the
Legislators’ Challenge), face painting, a pumpkin patch and so much more in a
fun, family atmosphere.
Now, the reason
for the request. Empire City, Yonkers Raceway, its horsemen and the North
American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) have once
again joined in the fight against breast cancer.
(Author’s
aside…in a previous release, the North American Amateur Drivers Association was
omitted as one of the donating organizations. In fact, they are).
A donation of
$10 shall be made (with a maximum gift of $15,000) to the Susan G. Komen
Greater NYC Chapter for every Fall Harvest
Festival guest who wears the color du jour.
In keeping with
the theme, pink horseshoes shall be given away on the apron (while supplies
last), all the drivers that evening are carrying pink whips and the winning
horses receive pink blankets, sponsored (alphabetically) by Team Allard,
Richard Banca, Amber Buter, Rick Dane Jr., Scott DiDomenico, Mark Ford, Allan
Johnson, Peter Pellegrino, Jody Riedel, Brittany Robertson, Nick Surick and
Anita Vallee.
Representatives
from the Komen organization are also going to be on hand to answer questions,
provide informational materials and accept
an oversized donation check in the winner’s circle at 6:30 PM.
Need some extra
incentive to help a worthy cause? The first 1,500 Empire Club members who visit
a promotions booth that day receive a free, $2 exacta box ticket on one of that
evening’s live races.
The Fall Harvest
Festival takes place trackside from 4 PM-8 PM, with the first Legislators’
Challenge races set for 5:30 PM. Post time for the live racing card is the
usual 7:10 PM.
The 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.
