NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEDIA ADVISORY
What: $1 Million International Trot Press Conference; Luncheon & Post-Position Draw
Where: Tavern on the Green – "South Wing"
Central Park West @ West 67th Street
New York City
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Time: 12:00 Noon
Who: Timothy J. Rooney; President and CEO; Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway;
Owners, trainers and drivers of the competing horses (to be contested at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday, October 10, post time at 3:10 PM).
Horses/Drivers:
BBS Sugarlight – (Johan Untersteiner/Norway);
Bee A Magician – (Brian Sears/Canada);
Creatine – (Johnny Takter/United States);
Mosaique Face – (Adrian Kolgjini/Sweden);
Natural Herbie – (Verlin Yoder/United States);
Oasis Bi – (Örjan Kihlström/Italy);
On Track Piraten – (Erik Adielsson/Sweden);
Papagayo E – (Ulf Ohlson/Norway);
Rod Stewart – (Enrico Bellei/Italy); Timoko – (Björn Goop/France)
***RSVPs are REQUIRED
You are cordially invited you to attend the press conference and post position draw to announce the return of the prestigious International Trot (to be held at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday afternoon, October 10).
The "International" – inaugurated in 1959 at Roosevelt Raceway and continued at Yonkers Raceway through 1995 — makes a triumphant return after a 20-year absence.
The "International" will be contested at 1 ¼ miles and has attracted the finest trotters in the world, including global warriors from Italy, Norway, France, Sweden, the United States and Canada.
The $1 million purse equals the richest race in the history of Yonkers Raceway, and is one of the richest in harness racing annals.
***RSVPs are REQUIRED
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Photos Available
Media Contacts: Taryn Duffy, Empire City Casino 914-457-2431, tduffy@empirecitycasino.com; John Cirillo, Cirillo World 914-260-7436, johnnycigarpr@aol.com; Frank Drucker, Yonkers Raceway 914-968-4200, fdrucker@yonkersraceway.com