To wrap up racing both for the week and month, MGM Yonkers Raceway will have a $5,934.56 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the Pick-5 on Saturday (May 31) after the sequence was not hit Friday (May 30).
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Mossdale Ben N rallies to victory in G1 Borgata
Mossdale Ben N gave trainer Peter Tritton and driver Jordan Stratton their second MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion together after he won Friday’s (May 9) Grade 1 $516,000 final at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Tritton and Stratton also captured the 2016 final of the event — then known as the George Morton Levy Series — with Bit Of A Legend N.
Aardie B Miki N victorious in G1 Matchmaker
Aardie B Miki N and Jason Bartlett captured the first Grade 1 stakes race in North American harness racing history, taking Friday’s (May 9) $490,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker at MGM Yonkers Raceway for her fifth straight victory in the U.S. in a time of 1:53.3 over a track rated wet-fast.
Aardie B Miki N remains undefeated in Matchmaker
If there were any questions about Aardie B Miki’s talent following her dominant performances in the first two legs of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series, they were answered in a major way on Friday night (April 11) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The 5-year-old by Always B Miki offered a new wrinkle to her résumé by racing on the front end for the first time in North America and winning impressively in 1:53.1 with driver Jason Bartlett relaxed at the wire.
Bartlett six-bagger at Yonkers includes Brennan Series hat trick
Jason Bartlett had six consecutive victories on Wednesday night (April 2) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, including a trio of tallies in the opening leg of the John Brennan Trotting Series. Each of the series races went for a purse of $30,000.
Bartlett doubles in first Matchmaker leg
Jason Bartlett teamed two winners in the first round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series, for pacing mares, driving odds-on favorites Aardie B Miki N and Walkin On Sunshine to victory in their respective $50,000 splits on Friday (March 28) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.
Fields drawn for MGM Borgata series opener
A total of 38 horses were entered for the opening round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway, and they will be split into five $50,000 divisions featured on Monday’s (March 31) 12-race program.
$25k guaranteed Pick-5 Thursday at Yonkers
No tickets had five-of-five in the Pick-5 on a rainy Wednesday night (March 5) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, triggering a hefty $9,547.58 carryover and a $25,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence on Thursday night (March 6).
$20k Pick-5 guarantee Wed. at Yonkers
In just the second program of the year at MGM Yonkers Raceway, nobody hit Tuesday’s (Jan. 21) Pick-5, leading to a $7,856.71 carryover and a $20,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence on Wednesday night’s (Jan. 22) card.
Yonkers’ 2024 meet concludes
Live racing for 2024 at MGM Yonkers Raceway came to a conclusion on Friday night (Dec. 20), with Jason Bartlett and Per Engblom once again leading driver and trainer, respectively.