BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Monday, May 9, 2016—Yonkers
Raceway is announcing an across-the-the-board purse increases and some
condition changes, beginning with next week’s sheet.
The hike raises the overnight purse range
from $8,500 (for non-winners of $5,000 last five starts and/or $12,500
claimers) to $45,000 (weekly Opens/Open Handicaps). The current structure is
$8,000 to $40,000.
As far as conditioned races, the new
non-winner “limits” (all in five last five starts) are…
--$5,000 (winners over $20,000 in 2016 not
eligible)
--$7,500 (w/o $37,500 n/e, optional
$15,000 claimer)
--$10,000 (w/o $50,000 n/e, optional
$20,000 claimer)
--$15,000 (w/o $75,000 n/e, optional
$30,000 claimer)
--$20,000
--$25,000
The race office may tweak these (or any)
conditions as necessary.
Again, the new scale takes effect next
Monday (May 16). For more information, please contact the race office at (914)
457-2627.
