From Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway Marketing Dept.
YONKERS,
NY, New York, Thursday, April 28, 2016 —If you’re not going to Churchill Downs
in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, Empire City Casino is the place for New
Yorkers to watch the “Run for the Roses.”
Real
Housewives of New York megastar Bethenny
Frankel, the daughter of the late and legendary Hall of Fame trainer Bobby
Frankel, will host the casino’s Kentucky Derby Viewing Party on Saturday, May
7, trackside at historic Yonkers Raceway.
A bevy of
trackside activities at the casino’s historic Yonkers Raceway will be
highlighted by the opportunity to meet and take a photograph in the winner’s
circle with the wildly-popular Frankel from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The annual
Kentucky Derby “Fancy Hat Contest,” a free two-horse exacta box on the “Run for
the Roses” to the first 1,000 Empire Club members, the Cooler than Julep made
with Bethenny’s Skinny Girl Sangria and Skinny Girl Vodka, live entertainment
by DJ LAX, and of course the simulcast of the Kentucky Derby at 6:34 pm will
turn Empire City into Churchill Downs East.
Empire
City’s Kentucky Derby extravaganza is open to the public, and gets underway at
3:00 pm on the raceway apron.
Frankel is among the most popular reality television
personalities in America with 1.5 million twitter followers, has hosted the
talk show Bethenny, and is the best-selling author of four self-help books,
chef, entrepreneur, and founder of Skinnygirl Cocktails.
Participants can register for the Fancy Hat Contest
trackside from 3:00-4:30 pm, and the winner will be announced at 5:00 pm. The
Grand Prize is $500 in cash; second place wins $250 cash, and third place
receives $100 cash. A celebrity pick will be announced at 5:30pm and the winner
receives $750 cash.
While the
traditional and classic Mint Julep is on the menu, the Cooler than Julep
rules at Empire City. Its ingredients include: Skinny Sangria, Skinny Vodka,
Raw sugar, Lime, and Mint.
Simulcast
locations include: trackside, the Winner’s Circle Bar in Empire Terrace on the
2nd Floor, the Simulcast Room on the 3rd Floor,
the 4th floor Grandstand and Dan Rooney’s Sports Bar.
The first 1,000 Empire Club Members to visit the
entertainment lounge beginning at 4:00 pm will receive a two-horse exacta box
for the Kentucky Derby whiles supplies last.
