BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, January 3,
2020—Yonkers Raceway has announced its 2020 stakes schedule, featuring a slew
of name changes and a pair of cancellations from previous seasons.
The renamed stakes/series races reflect
the Raceway’s inclusion in the MGM Resorts portfolio, highlighting some of
MGM’s other properties as well as its customer loyalty rewards program.
The names (old and new) are as such…
|
STAKES/SERIES
NAME (OLD)
|
STAKES/SERIES
NAME (NEW)
|
DATE OF FINAL
|
|
*-Petticoat
Pacing Series
|
*-M
life Ladies
|
March 23
|
|
*-Sagamore
Hill Pacing Series
|
*-M
life Gents
|
March 24
|
|
*-Blue
Chip Matchmaker
|
*-Same
|
April
18
|
|
*-George
Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series
|
*-MGM
Borgata Pacing Series
|
April
18
|
|
*Yonkers
Raceway/SOA of New York Bonus Trotting Series
|
*-Same
|
April
21
|
|
Art
Rooney Pace
|
Cancelled
|
N/A
|
|
Lismore
|
Cancelled
|
N/A
|
|
*-Lawrence
B. Sheppard Pace
|
*-MGM
Springfield Stakes
|
July
11
|
|
Yonkers
Trot
|
MGM
Yonkers Trot
|
Sept.
5
|
|
Hudson
Filly Trot
|
New
York New York Mile
|
Sept.
5
|
|
Messenger
Stakes
|
MGM
Grand
Messenger
Stakes
|
Sept.
5
|
|
Lady Maud |
Park
MGM Pace
|
Sept.
5
|
|
Harry
Harvey Invitational Trot
|
Bellagio
Classic Invitational Trot
|
Sept.
12
|
|
Dan
Rooney Invitational Pace
|
Aria
Invitational Pace
|
Sept.
12
|
|
Yonkers
International Trot
|
MGM
Yonkers International Trot
|
Sept.
12
|
|
New
York Night of Champions
|
New
York Day of Champions
by
MGM Resorts (matinee card)
|
Sept.
12
|
*-nomination blanks for these stakes/series available at empirecitycasino.com/racing/nomination-blanks
The calendar also includes the usual 16
visits (two per division for 2- and 3-year-olds) of the New York Sire Stakes
leading to the aforementioned Day of Champions.
For more information, please contact the
race office at (914) 457-2627.
