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Yonkers: Analysis for Thursday 10/8/26
Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Thursday 10/8 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Greg ReinhartOct 06, 2026
Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Thursday 10/8 card at Yonkers Raceway.
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The first session of the 2026 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale started quickly and never let up, resulting in the sale's highest-ever average of $199,883, topping 2024's then-record of $190,547. The gross of $22,187,000 for 111 horses was just off 2024's total of $22,294,000 for 117 yearlings.
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Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) 2-year-old pacers completed their second leg of eliminations Monday at Harrington Raceway in a trio of $20,000 divisions.
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The $3.2 million (est.) Massachusetts Breeder Stakes began week two at Plainridge Park on Monday (Oct. 5) and featured the 2-year-old Standardbred stars bred in Massachusetts. Eight divisions, two for each gender and gait, went postward for a total of $338,800 in purses.
Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Wednesday 10/7 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 10/6 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Driver Dan Noble won both trots and the tandem of driver Chris Page and trainer Ron Burke took both paces in the $100,000 Ohio Sires Stakes finals for older horses on Sunday night at Northfield Park Racino.
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Ballarddrgoldfngr is now five-for-eight with earnings of $93,987. Earlier this year, he powered to a 1:54 3/5 winning effort at Oak Grove in a $40,000 Kentucky Sire Stake event.
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From global and economic conditions to the general health of the industry, there are any number of factors that may play into the final results of any yearling sale. The 2026 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Kentucky not only has some outside variables in terms of high gas prices and the war in Iran in the background, but also a number of internal changes that will certainly alter the gross and average totals after the last horse goes through the ring.
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The first session of the 2026 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale will bring most of harness racing's leading consignors to the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion to offer their top-bred prospects to bid on.
Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Thursday 10/8 card at Yonkers Raceway.
The first session of the 2026 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale started quickly and never let up, resulting in the sale's highest-ever average of $199,883, topping 2024's then-record of $190,547. The gross of $22,187,000 for 111 horses was just off 2024's total of $22,294,000 for 117 yearlings.
Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) 2-year-old pacers completed their second leg of eliminations Monday at Harrington Raceway in a trio of $20,000 divisions.
The $3.2 million (est.) Massachusetts Breeder Stakes began week two at Plainridge Park on Monday (Oct. 5) and featured the 2-year-old Standardbred stars bred in Massachusetts. Eight divisions, two for each gender and gait, went postward for a total of $338,800 in purses.
Greg Reinhart's analysis of the Wednesday 10/7 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Tuesday 10/6 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Driver Dan Noble won both trots and the tandem of driver Chris Page and trainer Ron Burke took both paces in the $100,000 Ohio Sires Stakes finals for older horses on Sunday night at Northfield Park Racino.
Ballarddrgoldfngr is now five-for-eight with earnings of $93,987. Earlier this year, he powered to a 1:54 3/5 winning effort at Oak Grove in a $40,000 Kentucky Sire Stake event.
From global and economic conditions to the general health of the industry, there are any number of factors that may play into the final results of any yearling sale. The 2026 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Kentucky not only has some outside variables in terms of high gas prices and the war in Iran in the background, but also a number of internal changes that will certainly alter the gross and average totals after the last horse goes through the ring.
The first session of the 2026 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale will bring most of harness racing's leading consignors to the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion to offer their top-bred prospects to bid on.