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.
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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.
Posts drawn for MGM Grand Prix pacing final
On Tuesday (Dec. 10), post positions were drawn for next Monday’s (Dec. 16) $250,000 MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series final at MGM Yonkers Raceway. The final major open stakes event on the North American harness racing calendar for 2024, the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series final will go 1-1/16 miles and is race eight on the 11-race program.
MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series prelims in the books
Three winners came from a pair of $75,000 final-round divisions of the MGM Grand Prix Trotting Series on Friday (Nov. 8) at MGM Yonkers Raceway as Ari Ferrari J took the first split and then Take All Comers and Delayed Hanover dead-heated for the victory in the second flight. Both sections were held at 1-1/16 miles.