BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Thursday, September 29, 2016—Driver Eric Abbatiello, who reached the
2,000-win milestone early in the day, was duly recognized by Yonkers Raceway.
Proving
it’s nothing if not a good sport, the Raceway offered congrats to Abbatiello,
who arrived at his latest plateau at Freehold Raceway.
The
47-year-old Abbatiello, whose Harness Hall of Fame father, Carmine, won a few
Yonkers races in his day, is actually at 2,001 wins and more than $13.2 million
in career purses.
His
single-season bests are 212 wins (2014) and $1.6 million in purses (2008) in
career which began in 1999, but wasn’t ‘full-time’ until 2005.
Yonkers’
Thursday Pick 5 wager, beginning with a double-carryover of just under $8,200,
attracted $25,620 of fresh funding. The winning combination of 5/1/2/1/4 paid
$217.50 for every correct half-a-buck wager.
