Saturday racing returns to Yonkers this week
At 0h37, on May 1, 2025 • By Yonkers Raceway media
MGM Yonkers Raceway is in the midst of a six-day week as Saturday racing is back at the Hilltop oval starting on May 3.
While the track is live this Wednesday (April 30), Wednesdays will become a dark day starting next week, putting the track on a Monday/Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday schedule through the remainder of the summer.
The new racing schedule is headlined by several stakes events, starting with the Grade 1 $516,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final and the Grade 1 $490,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker Series final on Friday (May 9). Both races will also have consolation events on the same card. Those eligible to each of the stakes events will have a chance to compete for $50,000 in three tests (two for the boys and one for the girls) on Monday (May 5) at the distance of a mile and a quarter.
“We just had so many eligibles that I wanted to create one more opportunity for them to make a little money,” said Racing Secretary Joe Frasure on the added “eligible” races.
The Grand Circuit will come back to Yonkers in June with eliminations (if necessary) for the Grade 2 MGM Yonkers Trot and Grade 2 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes on Friday (June 20) and the finals the following Friday. The companion filly races — the Grade 3 Park MGM Pace and Grade 3 New York New York Mile will also occur on June 27.
Last, but certainly not least, the Grade 1 $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot, Grade 2 Aria Invitational Pace and Grade 2 Bob Miecuna Invitational Trot are slated for Saturday (Sept. 13).
New York Sire Stakes action will also be on the docket throughout the summer, starting on Thursday (June 19) with the first leg for 2-year-old male pacers.
First race post time at MGM Yonkers Raceway remains at 6:45 p.m.
