Yonkers announces 2020 stakes schedule
January 4, 2020,Yonkers, NY — 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 and 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 | MGM Borgata Pacing Series | April 18 |
Yonkers/SOA of NY Bonus | (same) | April 21 |
Art Rooney Pace | cancelled | |
Lismore | cancelled | |
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 S. | MGM Grand Messenger S. | Sept. 5 |
Lady Maud | Park MGM Pace | Sept. 5 |
Harry Harvey Inv. Trot | Bellagio Classic Inv. Trot | Sept. 12 |
Dan Rooney Inv. Pace | Aria Inv. Pace | Sept. 12 |
Yonkers International Trot | MGM Yonkers Int’l Trot | Sept. 12 |
New York Night of Champions | New York Day of Champions by MGM Resorts | Sept. 12 |
Nomination blanks for selected stakes and series are available at this link.
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.