Yonkers Raceway remains one of harness racing’s few year-round facilities, with world class racing available throughout the calendar. The racing schedule is  five nights per week, with first post at 7:10 PM ET on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. 

With the advent of the slot machine era, Yonkers is able to offer some of the biggest purses in the sport. Overnight races range from $7,000 for bottom-level ($10,000) claimers to $36,000 to Open/Open Handicap events.

Yonkers is the proud home of three major harness events, the Yonkers Trot, Art Rooney Pace and Messenger Stakes. The Yonkers Trot and Messenger Stakes are part of the Trotting and Pacing Triple Crowns, respectively, making Yonkers the only track to host legs of each gait’s Triple Crown.

Yonkers Raceway augments its year-round harness scheduled with 12 months of simulcasting from North America’s leading harness and thoroughbred venues. Evening simulcasting accompanies all live racing programs, while afternoon simulcasting is available around the NYRA schedule (usually Wednesday through Sunday).