BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers
Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Friday, October 7, 2016—They’re here.
After
soaking up the fun and sun of Newburgh, NY, for a couple of days, the
half-dozen Europeans chosen to compete in the $1 million Yonkers International
Trot found their way ‘home’ Friday afternoon.
The (alphabetically) six Euros—BBS Sugarlight (Norway), Explosive de Vie (Sweden), Jonesy
(Finland), Oasis Bi (Italy), On Track Piraten (Sweden), Tano Bork (Denmark)—made the approximately 90-minute trip from their quarantine
pit stop to Westchester, getting settled inside Yonkers Raceway’s Old Glory
Building in preparation for the Saturday, Oct. 15th world-class
event.
None of the two- or
four-legged traveling party seemed any worse for wear in a trip that began in
Liège Airport (Belgium) in a nearly-nine
hour flight of just over 3,700 miles.
The gang is being acclimated to
their new digs, with vets and other support staff at the ready. Guests are
given a two-hour, 15-minute training window each day with the racing oval all
to themselves.
The race, with 10
trotters and the mile-and-one-quarter distance, is to be drawn Tuesday
afternoon (Oct. 11th) at a midtown press luncheon.
Please note again it’s
a rare Saturday afternoon program, with first post at 1:10 PM and the 38th
edition of the International Trot scheduled for approximately 3:20 PM.
