BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Monday, January 25,
2016—After the Northeast’s initial snowstorm of the season left a lovely 20½
inches in beautiful, downtown Yonkers over the weekend, Yonkers Raceway was
back it Monday night.
Saturday’s first-of-the-season
cancellation turned out to be a one-hit wonder, as track superintendent Ed Ryan
and his posse worked tirelessly Sunday into Monday to get the field in game
shape. Monday night’s dozen-race program—with guest announcer Peter Kleinhans
doing for the honors for an under-the-weather John Hernan—went off without a
hitch.
Favored Siloutte (Dan Dube, $4.20) enjoyed
the track crew’s work enough to turn in a life-best 1:55.2 effort in the
$15,000, third-race pace.
The Raceway’s
season continues Tuesday afternoon (first post 1 PM), then Thursday, Friday and
Saturday (7:10 PM each evening)
