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YONKERS, N.Y.— Tony Beltrami and Yogi Sheridan both capitalized from pylon draws with different trips to win in their respective harness racing divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Oct. 1). Beltrami zipped up the rim with Canthaveme around the last turn to snag a 2:00.2 […]
YONKERS, N.Y.— Bob Hechkoff and Tony Beltrami flexed dominant speed to win their respective divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Sept. 24). Hechkoff led every step with 1-2 chalk Whiskey Peddler to post a 1:58.3 victory in the $13,100 first division. Leaving from post 5, […]
On Tuesday afternoon (September 8), post positions were drawn for the Grade 1 $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot, the Grade 2 $200,000 Bob Miecuna Invitational Trot and the Grade 2 $200,000 Aria Invitational Pace, which will all take place on Saturday (September 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Saturday’s program has an early post time […]
When MGM Yonkers Raceway created a bonus program to lure new horses to the track, few could have anticipated such a large turnout. From May 18 to August 21 this year, 355 new horses made their way to Yonkers to compete at the New York half-mile track for the first time in 2026. The program, […]
Three North American-based trotters from different parts of the globe will complete the harness racign field for the Grade 1 MGM Yonkers International Trot. Lexus Kody (Canada), Antognoni (Sweden) and Super Chapter (U.S.) become the eighth, ninth and tenth horses to join the $1,000,000 race at MGM Yonkers Raceway on September 12. Defending champion Lexus […]
Trainer Daniel Wäjersten will have strength in numbers in his quest to win the $1,000,000 MGM Yonkers International Trot this year after he accepted an invitation to the Grade 1 event for Gio Cash (Victor Gio). The 7-year-old joins his harness racing stablemate Mellby Jinx as the latest horse to become part of the September […]
YONKERS, N.Y.— Tony Beltrami ripped around the track with 3-2 favorite Windsong Pioneer (E L Titan) for a 1:56.3 blowout harness racing win over a track rated “sloppy” in the lone $13,100 dash of the North American Amateur Drivers Association Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (Aug. 20). Leaving from post 5, Beltrami hustled […]
Along the lines of “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is Diva Ek (Trixton). The runner-up in the 2025 MGM Yonkers International Trot has accepted an invitation to this year’s Grade 1 harness racing event on September 12 at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Representing Italy, Diva Ek was hardly at fault when finishing […]
Fragment (Huntsville), who was last year’s New York Sire Stakes, Big Apple and Matron winner, rebounded off a third-place finish in the sire stakes most recently at Buffalo to capture the Grade 2 $200,000 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes final for 3-year-old male pacers on Friday night (June 26) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The Messenger, which […]
Tarapasta looked hopelessly boxed in coming into the homestretch, but Matt Kakaley was able to find a seam at the head of the stretch, and the 6-year-old Downbytheseaside mare kicked into overdrive to capture Friday’s (May 8) $456,000 Grade 2 MGM Ursula McIntyre Series harness racing final at MGM Yonkers Raceway at a stunning 25-1. […]
Ultimate Fighting Championship star Charles Oliveira has driven at MGM Yonkers Raceway twice and has been victorious on both occasions after he posted a 1:57.1 harness racing win with “Bronx Miracle” in the Oliveira v. Tetrick Team Challenge exhibition race on Friday night (May 8). After defeating Tim Tetrick in a match race back in […]
YONKERS, N.Y.— Scott Keppler led every step to land a 12-1 upset while Tony Beltrami fired down the road to deliver the 6-5 favorite to harness racing victory in their respective divisions for the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night (May 7). Keppler took his rivals pillar to […]
Huntinthelastdolar (Huntsville), Donegal Luther N and Coaches Corner wrapped up the preliminaries for this year’s MGM Borgata Pacing Series with wins in Monday’s (April 27) three $50,000 divisions of the final leg. Driven by Jason Bartlett, Huntinthelastdolar led through fractions of 27.3, 56.2 and 1:24.1 in the first flight and was able to hold off […]
Yonkers, NY — The 127th season at historic Yonkers Raceway at Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts continues with a unique crossover event five years in the making, as former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira returns for a highly anticipated rematch against Hall of Fame harness racing driver Tim Tetrick. Five years after surprising the harness […]
Kazio Dk (Muscle Massive) scored a hard-fought 1:55.2 harness racing win in the $100,000 John Brennan Trotting Series final on Wednesday (April 22) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Driven by Yannick Gingras, Kazio Dk worked two-wide to get the lead away from Always A Story (Tyler Buter) past the 28.3 quarter and then backed down the […]
The post position draws for Wednesday’s (April 22) $100,000 final and $50,000 consolation of this year’s John Brennan Trotting Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway have taken place. The John Brennan Trotting Series is named in honor of the longtime Standardbred Owners Association of New York horsemen’s representative who passed away from complications of COVID-19 in […]
The second round of the John Brennan Trotting Series was featured on Wednesday (April 8) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, and the winners of the two $30,000 divisions were Ma Isabelle and Kazio DK. The John Brennan Trotting Series is named in honor of the longtime Standardbred Owners Association of New York horsemen’s representative who passed […]
Always Bstunning N (Always B Miki) was put into action in the early stages and posted a major harness racing upset, handing Louies Girl N, who had previously been unbeaten in North America, her first defeat in capturing the first of four $50,000 divisions in the second leg of the MGM Ursula McIntyre Pacing Series […]
YONKERS, N.Y.— Yogi Sheridan vaulted off a pocket trip and John Calabrese skimmed through a seam at the pylons to win in their respective $13,100 harness racing divisions of the North American Amateur Driving Association (NAADA) Spring Series third leg on Thursday (March 26) at Yonkers Raceway. Sheridan proved much the best delivering 1-5 favorite […]
Harness racing’s Grand Circuit action for 2026 kicks off on Friday night at MGM Yonkers Raceway with four $50,000 divisions of the Ursula McIntyre Pacing Series for fillies and mares. Formerly known as the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series, this event has been renamed after McIntyre, who worked at Yonkers Raceway for over 30 years, spending […]
YONKERS, N.Y.— In just his 11th start in the bike, Rey Franco found the winner’s circle with 2-1 favorite The Last Chapter in the lone $13,400 dash for the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) third preliminary on Thursday night (Feb. 5) at Yonkers Raceway. Leaving from post 4, Franco fired The Last Chapter forward and […]
YONKERS, N.Y.— Yogi Sheridan sent 9-5 second choice Mr Contestant down the road to notch an easy harness racing victory in the $13,100 second preliminary for the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) winter series on Thursday night (Jan. 29) at Yonkers Raceway. Leaving from post 4, Sheridan secured the lead with Mr Contestant heading […]
YONKERS, N.Y.— John Calabrese never relented and Mike Polansky rolled down the road to score harness racing wins in their respective $13,100 divisions of the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) winter series opening preliminary on Thursday night (Jan. 22) at Yonkers Raceway. Calabrese persisted with odds-on favorite Cal Miles N Shell (Trixton) to notch […]
Driver Todd McCarthy won two of the four $50,000 divisions of the opening leg of the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series on Monday night (November 25) at MGM Yonkers Raceway after he was victorious with Captain Albano (Captaintreacherous) and Spring Inhis Step A (Somebeachsomewhere). Soho Firestone A (George Brennan) and Coaches Corner (Jason Bartlett) captured […]
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