by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers, NY — Yonkers Raceway begins its 238-program, 2018 live season this Sunday (Jan. 7), with a dozen-race matinee and a first post of 11:30 a.m.

Races two ($50,000 Open Handicap, post time 12:15 p.m.) through eight (post time 3:15 p.m.) go as overflow-field, added-distance ‘French’ trots. Final race post time is 4:35 p.m.

Note that the sequence for Sunday’s ‘New York, New York Double,’ featuring one race from Aqueduct and one race from Yonkers, has not been finalized. Updates, with program pages, shall be sent when available.

Yonkers’ January schedule includes all Sundays (remaining post times TBA), along with Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings (post time 7:10 p.m.). Again, all dates are pending approval of the New York State Gaming Commission.