BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Thursday, January 4,
2018—Yonkers Raceway begins its 238-program, 2018 live season this Sunday (Jan.
7th) at 11:30 AM, but Monday (Jan. 8th) starts a new
evening post time.
First nighttime post for the outset of the
season shall now be 6:50 PM, 20 minutes earlier than the previous norm. January
finds four evenings (Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday) affected by the
change, which was approved by the New York State Gaming Commission.
Live racing continues Sundays throughout
the month, with those remaining post times all TBA.
A couple of other notes…
1-With Aqueduct having cancelled its
racing through Sunday (Jan 7th), the first scheduled 2018
installment of the ‘New York, New York Double’ has been nixed. We shall give it
a shot a week from Sunday (Jan. 14th), with the comprised races
obviously TBA as of now.
2-Yonkers has scrapped its Friday (Jan. 5th)
simulcasting, due to any number of weather-related cancellations. Daytime
simulcasting is scheduled to resume Saturday (Jan. 6th), with
updates as needed. Note that evening simulcasting returns during Yonkers’
first night program of the season (Monday, Jan. 8th).
