BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, March 11,
2016—Recently-ratified Harness Horse of the Year Wiggle It Jiggleit, defending
series champion Domethatagain and the inimitable Foiled Again lead a list of 50
of the best Free-For-Allers in training for Yonkers Raceway’s George Morton
Levy Memorial Pacing Series.
The series honors the Hall of Fame founder
of Roosevelt Raceway.
The hot-off-the-presses list also includes
(alphabetically) All Bets Off, Bit of a Legend N, Ideal Cowboy, Limelight
Beach, P H Supercam, Take it Back Terry and The Real One, to name but a few.
The first of five series preliminary
rounds (all races worth $50,000) is set for Saturday night, March 19.
The companion event, the Blue Chip
Matchmaker, gets underway Friday night, March 18, and attracted 27 of the
finest pacing mares around. Defending series champ Venus Delight is joined by,
among others, Anndrovette, Carolsideal, Gallie Bythe Beach, Krispy Apple, Regil
Elektra, Sell a Bit N and Yagonnakissmeornot.
The Matchmaker also offers five prelim
rounds (all races worth $40,000) .
Both series conclude with finals (purses
TBA) and their respective consolations Saturday night, Apr. 23. A list of
eligibles for both events accompanies this release.