Category: Track News

Due to flooding in the area, Monday night’s (Sept. 11) program at MGM Yonkers Raceway has been canceled.

The qualifying races scheduled for Tuesday (Sept. 12) have been postponed until Wednesday (Sept. 13) at 11:00 a.m. The track will also be open for training from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Due to heavy rain that moved through Plainville once again on Monday (Sept. 11) that had an adverse impact on the track, racing at Plainridge Park was canceled after the first race for the safety of all involved. Live racing will resume at Plainridge on Tuesday (Sept. 12) with post time at 2 p.m.

All of the numbers are in, and betting on Hambletonian Day (Aug. 5) at The Meadowlands was huge, to say the least, coming close to the all-time record.

Greg The Leg’s 31-1 upset in the final race on Thursday’s (Sept. 7) program at MGM Yonkers Raceway caused the $5 minimum “Lucky” Pick-5 wager not to be hit for a second straight night. As a result, Saturday afternoon’s (Sept. 9) MGM Yonkers International Trot card will now include a carryover in excess of $124,000, plus $15,000 worth of seed money from the SOA of New York, for a total starting pot of over $139,000 in the sequence.

With a double instant carryover of the Super Hi-5 on Friday at Eldorado Scioto Downs, the track will be guaranteeing the wager at $40,000 for Saturday (September 9). The guarantee will be in race 4, with a $7,753 carryover is scheduled to go off at 6:22 p.m.

When it comes to national television exposure, The Meadowlands has had plenty during 2023, and this Friday (Sept. 8), the TV departments at the New York Racing Association (NYRA) and The Big M will combine forces to show five of the six finals for the New Jersey Classic Series for 2- and 3-year-olds of each sex and gait live during a two-hour live presentation on Fox Sports 2 (FS2) beginning at 9 p.m.

Woodbine Entertainment today released details for the upcoming Ontario Sired Harvest Series at Woodbine Mohawk Park and the Ontario Sired Autumn Series at Flamboro Downs and Western Fair.

This week’s seeded $5 minimum Pick-5 at MGM Yonkers Raceway was not hit on Wednesday night’s (Sept. 6) program, so there will be a carryover of $19,100.75 in the sequence starting in Thursday night’s (Sept. 7) fifth race. This carryover amount is combined with $15,000 of seed money from the SOA of New York to make the total “free” money available $34,100.