Jordan Stratton, the chairperson of the SOA of NYâs driverâs committee
YONKERS, N.Y. – Yonkers Raceway cancelled the remainder of the Friday night (Dec. 18) harness racing program after the first pari-mutuel race due to unsafe track conditions.
The cancellation followed a snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow on the half-mile oval late Wednesday night (Dec. 16) into Thursday morning (Dec. 17). The storm also forced the cancellation of the entire Thursday night card. However, the track called off the Thursday card at 9:10 a.m., well before the scheduled 7:12 p.m. first post. Friday’s game-time cancellation followed dozens of horses, caretakers, trainers, and drivers shipping in at considerable expense.