BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Wednesday, September 14, 2016—With about a month before show time, the
field for Yonkers International Trot, Round 2, is coming into focus.
Two
returnees have been confirmed for Yonkers Raceway’s million-dollar-event, set
for Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15.
Sweden’s
On Track Piraten and Italy’s Oasis Bi are the first pair to accept invitations.
On Track Piraten wound up seventh after taking a lot of air in the 2015
International, while Oasis Bi was a closing fourth starting from the second
tier.
With
several ‘auditions’ taking place at various venues this weekend, more Yonkers
International Trot invitees/acceptances shall be announced soon.
As
reported earlier, last season’s International Trot winner, Norway’s Papagayo E,
is sidelined by injury and thus unable to defend his title.
“All
of us are looking forward to this race, and we have been working very hard to
assemble another world-class field,” racing secretary Steve Starr said.
