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Two- and 3-year-olds are ready to compete in their $300,000 New York Sire Stakes finals as part of a stakes-laden harness racing program on Saturday afternoon (September 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, and post positions for those events are now set. Saturday’s program, which begins at 11:50 a.m. (EDT), also includes the Grade 1 $1 […]
France will be represented by Hooker Berry (Booster Winner) in the Grade 1 MGM Yonkers International Trot on September 12. The $1,000,000 event at MGM Yonkers Raceway now has seven confirmed harness racign starters representing five different countries. Hooker Berry comes to the U.S. with a high profile as the 2023 winner of the prestigious […]
Odds On Monetary (Huntsville) and Surreal Spirit (So Surreal) emerged with the wins from a pair of $82,500 New York Sire Stakes harness racing divisions for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday night (August 6) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Driven by Matt Kakaley in the first flight, Odds On Monetary led through fractions of 27.3, 55.3 […]
The MGM Yonkers International Trot welcomes its third participant as Norway’s Powwow joins the harness racing field for the Grade 1 event scheduled for September 12 at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The son of 2015 MGM Yonkers International Trot winner Papagayo E, Powwow is making a second run at the $1,000,000 race after finishing third behind […]
It pays to have power, and that’s exactly what Louies Girl N (Lord Forbes) had in her arsenal in the first leg of the MGM Ursula McIntyre Pacing Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (March 27). With leading trainer Per Engblom handling her conditioning and leading driver Jason Bartlett at the controls, Louies […]
Antognoni S (Father Patrick) scored his first harness racing win in the event while Take All Comers and Sir Pinocchio doubled up in Friday night’s (December 5) trio of $50,000 divisions of the second leg of the MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway. In the first flight opening-round victor Ari Ferrari J […]
Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous) stands alone as the only horse in this year’s MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway with a two-for-two record after he won Monday night’s (Dec. 1) last of four $50,000 divisions in 1:51.4 for Todd McCarthy and Noel Daley. Mossdale Ben N, Redwood Hanover and Huntinthelastdolar took the other […]
The 2025 edition of the MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series begins on Friday (October 21) at MGM Yonkers Raceway with three $50,000 harness racing divisions. Antognoni S, who won the John Brennan Trotting Series final at Yonkers earlier this year is the leading earner in 2025 in the first grouping (race five). Co-owner Yannick Gingras […]
2023 MGM Yonkers Trot harness racing champion Up Your Deo (Walner) took command early in Saturday afternoon’s Grade 2 $200,000 Bob Miecuna Invitational Trot at MGM Yonkers Raceway and never relinquished it, cruising to an impressive 2:23.2 triumph over the mile and a quarter. After battling past the start with last year’s MGM Yonkers Trot […]
Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous) was a winner in his first start at MGM Yonkers Raceway after he captured Saturday afternoon’s Grade 2 $200,000 Aria Invitational Pace. A two-time Dan Patch Award harness racing recipient, Captain Albano covered the mile and a quarter distance in 2:21.1. CAPTAIN ALBANO REPLAY Driver Todd McCarthy kept Captain Albano on […]
The field for the $1,000,000 MGM Yonkers International Trot is almost complete after a handful of invitations were accepted this week for the September 13 event at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Six nations are now represented in the international affair that will bring together harness racing drivers, trainers and horses from all over Europe and North […]
Dexter Dunn completed a sweep of the Triple Crown opening leg races at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night (June 27) when he guided Twisted Destiny to harness racing victory in the $200,000 Grade 2 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes for 3-year-old male pacers. The homebred son of Bettor’s Wish, out of the Badlands Hanover-sired mare […]
Three-year-old trotting fillies were in action on Friday night (June 27) at MGM Yonkers Raceway as Shes A Shoe In (Greenshoe) and Monalishi (Green Manalishi) emerged with harness racing victories from a pair of Grade 3 $60,000 New York New York Mile sections. Shes A Shoe In, driven by trainer Ray Schnittker, fired to the […]
Aardie B Miki N (Always B Miki) and Jason Bartlett captured the first Grade 1 stakes race in North American history, taking Friday’s (May 9) $490,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker at MGM Yonkers Raceway for her fifth straight harness racing victory in the U.S. in a time of 1:53.3 over a track rated wet-fast. As the […]
Take All Comers (Creatine) went over the $1 million mark in lifetime harness racing earnings after capturing the inaugural $250,000 MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series final on Friday night (Nov 15) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The time for the mile and a sixteenth was 2:01.4. Driven by Jordan Stratton and sent off as the 8-5 […]
Three harness racing winners came from a pair of $75,000 divisions of the final preliminary round of the MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series on Friday (November 8) at MGM Yonkers Raceway as Ari Ferrari J (Walner) took the first split and then Take All Comers (Creatine) and Delayed Hanover (Southwind Frank) dead-heated for the victory […]
It’s Academic (Uncle Peter) improved to two-for-two in the inaugural MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway with a 1:53.4 triumph in the first of two $75,000 harness racing splits on Friday night (Nov. 1). Take All Comers (Creatine) took the other division. Driven by Yannick Gingras, It’s Academic tipped out of third […]
Trainer Per Engblom sent out two harness racing winners on Monday night at MGM Yonkers Raceway, with the second of victories being the 1,000th of his career. Engblom joined forces with driver Jason Bartlett to take the second event with 4-year-old Sweet Lou gelding Lous The Attitude in 1:53.1 for owners Stephen and Brian Gordon, […]
Two $75,000 harness racing divisions of the second leg of the MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series will go behind the gate on Friday night (November 1) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. It’s Academic (Uncle Peter), who was one of the first round winners, drew the pole position in the first split (race four). Last year’s Dan […]
The harness racing draw for the $1,000,000 MGM Yonkers International Trot is slated for 2 PM (EDT) on Tuesday, September 3. Those interested can watch the live feed of the draw on the Yonkers Raceway Facebook page. Along with the all-stakes card on Saturday, Yonkers Raceway will be offering bettors a huge opportunity. A special […]
The $1,000,000 MGM Yonkers International Trot would not be a true international trotting event without at least one French-bred in the mix and today (Au. 26) the track’s management team is proud to announce two harness racing additions from the country. Ideal San Leandro (Timoko) and Eclat De Gloire (Tiego D’Etang) will join the growing […]
The harness racing field for the $1,000,000 MGM Yonkers International Trot continues to take shape and today (Aug. 19) Yonkers Raceway officially announces the addition of Vernissage Grif (Varenne) as a second Italian representative. Vernissage Grif is a very accomplished trotter with 43 wins from 133 career starts and earnings over 1.5 million Euros. The […]
A pair of Swedish breds – Jiggy Jog and Castor The Star – have received the fourth and fifth invitations for the $1,000,000 MGM Yonkers International Trot. The 1-1/4 mile harness racing event is slated for September 7 over the historic oval at Yonkers Raceway. Jiggy Jog S (Walner), of course, needs no introduction to […]
Hunting Hula and Tarrific gave sire Huntsville victories in both New York Sire Stakes divisions for sophomore harness racing pacing fillies that took place on Thursday night (August 15) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. In the first $82,500 split, Hunting Hula (driven by Mark MacDonald) went to the front from post four and cut fractions of […]
