BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Thursday, November 20, 2014—The third of Yonkers Raceway’s six Sunday matinees
goes this weekend, with another card that overstuffed for overseas.
Post time for
the dozen-race dossier is a bit after 11 AM. Once
again, the Sunday’s card is front-loaded with trotters, with the French-based
audience wagering on the first five races. Those events are all added-distance
(1¼ miles) with higher purses and overflow fields (12, 12, 10, 10 and 10
horses, respectively).
Included is the
weekly trotting feature, a $46,000 Open Handicap (3rd race) where
all 10 starters had their starting venues mandated.
Yonkers has seen very strong export
numbers during the first two matinees, with the folks in France (as well as
Switzerland, Belgium, Spanish Basque community, Germany, Austria, Luxemburg,
Holland, Estonia and Malta) wagering more than 2.8 million Euros (or more than
$3.5 million US dollars) on the 10 races.
The half-dozen
Sundays, running through Dec. 14th inclusive, replace five Tuesday
nights (through Dec. 9th).
As has been the
was the case from the beginning, Yonkers is enticing both its evening regulars
and the Sunday early risers with any number of freebies, including…
…a free Sunday
live program with the purchase of a Saturday live program
(advance wagering for YR’s Sunday races is available all day Saturday)
…free Sunday
breakfast (egg sandwich and coffee) trackside between 10 AM-12 Noon (mutuel
windows open on the track apron at 10 AM, and beginning at 10:30 AM at other
areas of the track).
…free
Sunday bets--a $2 daily double (races 1 & 2) and $1 exacta box (races 2, 3,
4 & 5)--to the first 200 existing (or newly-enrolled) Empire Club members
between 10 AM-11 AM (all tickets are “quick picks”). Also, there’s a free
promotional gift (while supplies last) and a chance to win dinner for two at
any of restaurants on premises.
All
Empire City Bets members receive a free, dollar-box triple wager (not a “quick
pick”) for Sunday’s third race, while selected ECB members are eligible for a
$10 bet/get for wagers made on the first five “French” races.
In
addition to Empire City Bets, several other ADW’s are continuing to offer
special incentives for those wagering on these Sunday matinees.
