MGM Resorts Unveils Vision For Yonkers Destination

[Generation XYZ]

THEY HAVE TO SAY THAT THEY ARE CONTINUING WITH HARNESS RACING BUT.......... SCM SAYS IN 5 YEARS EMPIRE CITY WILL DECOUPLE ITSELF FROM RACING ALTOGETHER. SO, WHO DO WE BELIEVE?

SCM IS THE SOURCE FOR ALL KNOWLEDGE HARNESS AND BDSM RELATED IN THE 5 BOROUGHS.

[Gaagoots]

SCM IS THE SOURCE FOR ALL KNOWLEDGE HARNESS AND BDSM RELATED IN THE 5 BOROUGHS.

Especially golden and brown showers just ask Edita

[Miguel_Sanchez]

Why is Joe Faraldo dining at Peter Lugers driving a brand new Red Ferrari?

[rainman2]

Why is Joe Faraldo dining at Peter Lugers driving a brand new Red Ferrari?

Like any other opportunist, he gets to spend other people’s money to live the good life!!

[Larry Bird Boy]

Agreed!!  And maybe we can get a marketing department as well as some trainers and drivers there to meet people and perhaps get a few new owners and fans into the business!!

Maybe they can have Seth Fishman and Richy Bianca sign autographs and show how to find the jugular on a horse as easy as 1-2-3. 

[Grandstand Handicapper]

The reality is that every track owner/operator that's a casino company or anything of the like is going to move for decoupling. Period. The non-casino owner/operators -- even those who are horsemen, who are supportive of and want racing, including Gural -- is going to want a casino. And, they should get one!

As far as Yonkers, it was a sad day when the Rooney family sold, and everyone knew who the buyer was going to be. For horse owners, economically, Yonkers is a good place to race. However, if you want to actually go to the track, enjoy the evening, and enjoy watching your horse race, Yonkers sucks. It's the sad reality of the current state of our sport and industry.

[rainman2]

The reality is that every track owner/operator that's a casino company or anything of the like is going to move for decoupling. Period. The non-casino owner/operators -- even those who are horsemen, who are supportive of and want racing, including Gural -- is going to want a casino. And, they should get one!

As far as Yonkers, it was a sad day when the Rooney family sold, and everyone knew who the buyer was going to be. For horse owners, economically, Yonkers is a good place to race. However, if you want to actually go to the track, enjoy the evening, and enjoy watching your horse race, Yonkers sucks. It's the sad reality of the current state of our sport and industry.

And you better bring your ID to get into the casino too!
No ID, no entrance—NO EXCEPTIONS!!
At least you can use the escalator and hang out in the empire terrace by yourself and reminisce the glory days of harness racing too!

[yr paddock hotline]

Any word on a stipend being given to:
Rayjean Deignaught
Benny Webster
Mike LaChance
Luc Ouellette
Walter Case Jr
...and a few others for keeping the joint alive through the years until VLTs saved the place from going condos/retail?
Cammie was saying they should get $10k a piece. $$$$$

[Gaagoots]

Maybe they can have Seth Fishman and Richy Bianca sign autographs and show how to find the jugular on a horse as easy as 1-2-3. 

That's too funny! SCM could finally get a job as a tour guide.

[Jackie Mo]

I just seen the concept video on the mgm site.
Around 2 minutes long its unreal what they going to turn Yonkers into once it becomes a full casino.
They showed nothing about the horses or track but at the very beginning some old clips when it was racing in 50s-60s for like 5 seconds.

also, i seen on twitter someone posted video what the infield at Belmont looks like mounds of dirt 50-60 ft high totally stripped down looked like they were building a inside track like they have up in woodbine. a few years back they said they wanted to turn Belmont into a year-round racing for everyone.

Who knows but when billions of dollars are in play they could care less about racing that's for sure.

those 50-60 foot mounds of "dirt" are Tapeta

they are putting in a synthetic surface on one of the turf courses

there will be no be racing at Belmont until 2026 

the next two Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga

Aqueduct will close forever in the spring of 2026