Yonkers, NY — Purses at Yonkers Raceway will increase for the week beginning Nov. 8, about seven weeks after Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts Yonkers Raceway reopened to patrons at reduced capacity.

The increase will be effective for all classes and on average, represents an approximately 14 percent bump from current levels

The new purse structure will be as follows:

Class of Race–Current Purse–Purse Effective 11/8/2020
Open–$25,000–$30,000
Winners Over $20,000 Last 5–$22,000–$25,000
Non-winners $20,000 Last 5–$17,500–$20,000
Non-winners $15,000 Last 5–$15,000–$17,500
Non-winners $10,000 Last 5–$12,500–$14,000
Non-winners $7,500 Last 5–$10,000–$11,000
Non-winners $5,000 Last 5–$8,500–$9,500
Claiming $30,000–$17,500–$20,000
Claiming $25,000–$15,000–$17,500
Claiming $20,000–$12,500–$14,000
Claiming $15,000–$10,000–$11,000
Claiming $12,500–$8,500–$9,500
Non-winners 8 pari-mutuel races–$16,000–$18,000
Non-winners 6 pari-mutuel races–$14,000–$16,000
Non-winners 4 pari-mutuel races–$12,000–$14,000
Non-winners 2 pari-mutuel races–$10,000–$12,000

Yonkers Raceway features live harness racing Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights through Dec. 22. First post time is 7:12 p.m.