Abbatiello feted for milestone win
September 30, 2016,by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, for Empire City at Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers, NY — Driver Eric Abbatiello, who reached the 2,000-win milestone early in the day on Thursday (Sept. 29), was duly recognized by Yonkers Raceway. Proving it’s nothing if not a good sport, the Raceway offered congrats to Abbatiello, who arrived at his latest plateau at Freehold Raceway.
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Eric Abbatiello celebrated his 2,000th career driving victory at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday.
The 47-year-old Abbatiello, whose Harness Hall of Fame father, Carmine, won a few Yonkers races in his day, is actually at 2,001 wins and more than $13.2 million in career purses. His single-season bests are 212 wins (2014) and $1.6 million in purses (2008) in career which began in 1999, but wasn’t ‘full-time’ until 2005.
Yonkers’ Thursday Pick-5 wager, beginning with a double-carryover of just under $8,200, attracted $25,620 of fresh funding. The winning combination of 5/1/2/1/4 paid $217.50 for every correct .50-cent wager.