by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers, NY — Yonkers Raceway is offering a friendly reminder on closing dates for various events.

Monday (Feb. 1) is the deadline for the Petticoat (girls) and Sagamore Hill (boys) Pacing Series, each for limited-resume 3- and 4-year-olds (non-winners of four races and/or $40,000 through this past Dec. 1.

After that, closing dates (in chronological order) are:

• Feb. 15 – Yonkers Raceway/SOA of New York Bonus Trotting Series
• March 1 – Blue Chip Matchmaker/George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series
• April 1 – Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace (2-year-old colts/geldings)
• April 15 – Jackpot Next Door Claiming Series

Nomination forms are available at the Yonkers website by clicking on this link, in the nightly racing program, as well as other harness-related sites. For more information, please contact the race office at 914.457.2627.