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Yonkers, NY — Yonkers Raceway has announced its 2020 stakes schedule, featuring a slew of name changes and a pair of cancellations from previous seasons.


The renamed stakes and series races reflect the Raceway’s inclusion in the MGM Resorts portfolio, highlighting some of MGM’s other properties as well as its customer loyalty rewards program.


The names (old and new) are as such:


Stakes/Series Name (old) Stakes/Series Name (new) Date of Final
Petticoat Pacing Series M life Ladies March 23
Sagamore Hill Pacing Series M life Gents March 24
Blue Chip Matchmaker (same) April 18
George Morton Levy Memorial MGM Borgata Pacing Series April 18
Yonkers/SOA of NY Bonus (same) April 21
Art Rooney Pace
cancelled
Lismore
cancelled
Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace MGM Springfield Stakes July 11
Yonkers Trot MGM Yonkers Trot Sept. 5
Hudson Filly Trot New York New York Mile Sept. 5
Messenger S. MGM Grand Messenger S. Sept. 5
Lady Maud Park MGM Pace Sept. 5
Harry Harvey Inv. Trot Bellagio Classic Inv. Trot Sept. 12
Dan Rooney Inv. Pace Aria Inv. Pace Sept. 12
Yonkers International Trot MGM Yonkers Int’l Trot Sept. 12
New York Night of Champions New York Day of Champions by MGM Resorts Sept. 12

 

Nomination blanks for selected stakes and series are available at this link.


The calendar also includes the usual 16 visits (two per division for 2- and 3-year-olds) of the New York Sire Stakes leading to the aforementioned Day of Champions.


For more information, please contact the race office at 914.457.2627.