International Trot brings fans together from all over the world
October 6, 2015,from the SOA of New York
Yonkers, NY — Join the conversation with harness racing fans from around the globe by using the hashtag #InternationalTrot for the $1 million International Trot at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday (Oct. 10).
Keep up with daily news, horse and driver information and past races at www.internationaltrot.com. And follow the @SOAofNY on Twitter for frequent photos and updates.
If you are looking for more direct news — straight from the horse’s mouth — you are in luck as several contenders in the field are already quite active online.
Probably the biggest Internet equine celebrity in the race is the French trotter Timoko. His official website is timoko.nl/en and you can follow him on Twitter @timoko3 or on Facebook where there is more than one page dedicated to the popular trotter.
The Norwegian trotter Papagayo E has an active Facebook page with many updates and photos at facebook.com/papagayoe.
The Swedish trotter Mosaique Face has updates available through the Lutfi Kolgjini Stable website, kolgjini.se.
On raceday, everyone around the world can enjoy free live video of the races from Yonkers online at www.yonkersraceway.com/livevideo.
Post positions for the International Trot will be drawn on Tuesday (Oct. 6).
Bettors can take advantage of a 50-cent Pick-5 wager where $25,000 will be added to the pool by the SOA of NY and the gross pool is guaranteed at $75,000. The Pick-5 starts in race two Saturday with an approximate post time of 2:20 p.m. Free past performances will be available at www.internationaltrot.com and www.yonkersraceway.com/pick5 courtesy of TrackMaster.
- Foreign horses aim for International Trot glory (Thursday, October 8, 2015)
Timoko heads to Saturday’s $1 million International Trot at Yonkers Raceway without having raced since the end of June, but his connections believe the 8-year-old French star is ready to roll.
- Natural Herbie seeks repeat score in International Trot (Friday, October 09, 2015)
Verlin Yoder and Natural Herbie return this weekend to the site of their biggest win, hoping to come away with an even bigger score. Last year, Natural Herbie — owned, trained and driven by Yoder — prevailed over a talented field in the $250,000 International Trot Preview at Yonkers Raceway. On Saturday, the Indiana-based duo returns for the $1 million International Trot at the Hilltop.
- Riordan returns to U.S. with Rod Stewart in the International (Friday, October 09, 2015)
Trainer Jerry Riordan and his horse, Rod Stewart, are doing their part to help put the “International” into Saturday’s $1 million International Trot at Yonkers Raceway.