I got a nice email this morning from Bob Galterio at Yonkers Raceway, who helped explain to me why the Yonkers Trot-- one of the races in trotting's Triple Crown-- will be raced in June this year as opposed to later in the year. I had asked Bob to help me understand the change in timing because it is disappointing to me that horses like Snow White and Deweycheatum and Blue York Yankee will NOT be racing.
Here is what Bob wrote: "We originally were told from some prominent horesmen that we'd do better in attracting horses if we went after the Hambo, so we tried that for awhile, but it didn't really help. So we thought we'd try going befor the Hambo as we had done before. We couldn't find a date in July where there wasn't a conflict. I think we will probably move it back into Aug. next year."
In my view, the Yonkers Trot should be raced every year between the Hambletonian and the Kentucky Futurity-- in late August or early September. When it is late, like it was last year, it scares away trotters. When it is early, some of the best trotters aren't ready. Anyone disagree? Let me know. Thanks.
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