BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Sunday, September 1,
2019—Yonkers Raceway’s Saturday night (Aug. 31st) four-stakes
program, which offered nearly $1.25 million in stakes purses alone, was
well-received at the windows…real or electronic.
The dozen-race Yonkers Trot/Messenger
Stakes/Hudson Filly Trot/Lady Maud card had a total handle of $1,037,833.
Note once
again the Raceway is dark for the live racing Labor Day (Monday, Sept., 2nd),
returning Tuesday night (Sept. 3rd) with the $150,400 New York Sire
Stakes Lew Barasch Trot for the 2-year-old colts and geldings (one division off
the card, one included in wagering card).
Tuesday’s
program also includes a $10,000 guaranteed pool Pick 5 (50-cent base wager,
races 7 through 11).
