International Trot Day at Yonkers

[theokodjak26]

With all the excitement building for today’s big race, what is your prediction for the live attendance at Yonkers Raceway?

[Fuguzzi]

Can it be separated and measured from slot attendees? I dont know how it works there now.

At RR in the glory days it was a 3 week event spanning the arrival of the foreign horses, the Int Trot and then the grueling Challenge Cup

TV crews at the airport, nightly news updates, back pages of the News and Post and a great vibe on the backstretch. Seeing these enormous big boned equine athletes was such a treat. Race day was buzzing. The grandstand would surge and at the top of the stretch with Jack Lee screaming, a roar would build from the crowd pressed to the rail shaking their fists in the air and jumping up and down, some happy, others not!

Always thought it was funny to see the horses post parade with little flags of their home country attached to the top of their bridles,

It was a circled event and we never missed it..

Un De Mai, The Onyon, Bobbo, Kash Minbar, Ideal Du Gazeau, Jorky and many more

What days!

[theokodjak26]

I was at many of the RR International Trots. Those races were absolutely electric environments. I think the most exciting one was the first time Un De Mai came to the USA. Coverage by the press was everywhere. The crowd that night was definitely in excess of 30,000. I also think the pretzel/hot chestnuts vendor had his best night ever as the regulars left for the night after the races.

[Fuguzzi]

I was at many of the RR International Trots. Those races were absolutely electric environments. I think the most exciting one was the first time Un De Mai came to the USA. Coverage by the press was everywhere. The crowd that night was definitely in excess of 30,000. I also think the pretzel/hot chestnuts vendor had his best night ever as the regulars left for the night after the races.

I was a bit too young to see Un de Mai, but I knew all about it later. How he loved cake donuts. Daily News had pics of schoolkids bring him some at his stall.

[Bernie Madoff]

With all the excitement building for today’s big race, what is your prediction for the live attendance at Yonkers Raceway?

I think the better question is , what will the handle be?   Maybe $1.3 million? Usually pathetic racing on their championship day.

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[wiseowl]

Great card only problem is half mile track.

[Fuguzzi]

Great card only problem is half mile track.

You are always so fucking negative and out of step.  A vast majority of the tracks in the halcyon days were half mile tracks, so what's the problem...

3 times round RR with horses stacked up was a spectacle of great trotting.

[HornbyDuke]

Nice card. Ill watch the big race. College football is my preference. Not going to play p5 though with the two unusual back-to-back p5 carryovers (lucky timing there mgm) will be a very very nice wager for those with deeper pockets than mine. Id have to sink 3 bills to have the coverage id like and thats a little more than im willing. The stoebe bartlett horse in last leg 9th looks far and away best and isnt prone to breaking. If i were playing that would be mine (and probably 75 % of the other punters) single.

Good luck; love to see a north american  hit over one of those sunbitchin french snail eatin fucks that dragged us into ww two. Be fitting if john frank army hit.

[shotgunner]

I think the real contenders are 1,2,3,9. But with 2 trailers and the added distance anything can happen.

I’m rooting for Its Academic here. Win here puts him over a million for the year and 2 mil for his career. With a lot of money left in the year, he could be close the greatest season for an aged trotter ever.

[Generation XYZ]

With all the excitement building for today’s big race, what is your prediction for the live attendance at Yonkers Raceway?

Less than 2000

[Fuguzzi]

Peace Corps - 62 wins / 93 starts   $4,5 million earned

[theokodjak26]

Less than 2000

MGM management should a huge party if YR draws 1,500-1,999. I was thinking maybe 500 with about 450 stoned on weed.

[FirstUpFrom8Hole]

Peace Corps- Those are incredible numbers. I don't care what he's  been racing against.  Its a feat to win 67% of the time even if there are only 2 of you in the race

[The Thorn]

Greatest International of all time 1969.  Two mares Une De Mai and Fresh Yankee go against the immortal Nevele Pride ..  Une De Mai gets parked the entire mile and a quarter first over and wins anyway. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQfh5Q5eSEA

[Superfecta]

MGM management should a huge party if YR draws 1,500-1,999. I was thinking maybe 500 with about 450 stoned on weed.

You have to be stoned to go there. You have so many other places to watch and wager from.