from the SOA of New York

Yonkers, NY — With the first round of the French American Trotting Club races just over a month away at Yonkers Raceway, here are some procedural updates for the participants.

Yonkers Raceway qualifiers for these trotters are tentatively scheduled for July 6, 14 and 21 at a 1-1/4 mile distance.

The first leg of the French American Trotting Club series will be Aug. 5 and then there will be a one week break before the second leg which goes on Aug. 19. This break will give an opportunity for horses to qualify again should they need to do so for making a break off of a qualifying line.

The second leg is Aug. 19, the third leg is Aug. 26 and the $100,000 final is Sept. 2 at Yonkers Raceway.

Horses coming over from Europe contain microchips for identification purposes and are not tattooed.

The following tracks will have a microchip reader in the possession of the track horse identifier: Yonkers Raceway, Harrah’s Philadelphia, Monticello, Freehold, Meadowlands and Saratoga.

Anyone wishing to race or qualify at a track other than those mentioned above should contact USTA Registrar TC Lane to arrange for a microchip reader to be sent to the track where you wish to participate.