Tuesday was a big day for Empire City and Yonkers Raceway. Entertainment and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International announced a deal to buy the 119-year-old horse race track and casino. Because of necessary snow removal procedures on the track and grounds, racing is once again cancelled at Yonkers Raceway on Wednesday (Feb. 3). The draw for Tuesday's (Feb. 9) races will proceed Yonkers Raceway, once one of the premier harness racing tracks in the United States which began operations in the late 19th , is on the market for sale. The ownership of the facility has hired McCarthy O'Callaghan Company of White Plains and Rockwood Realty Associates L.L.C. of New York City as exclusive selling agents Yonkers Raceway General Information Description. Provider of gaming and entertainment services in Yonkers, New York. The company's services include offering slot machines, electronic roulette and craps, a variety of restaurants, live entertainment and live harness racing and simulcast, enabling its customers to have a unique gaming experience. Trot Insider has learned that both Yonkers Raceway and Monticello Raceway have abandoned their Tuesday (Jan. 26) harness racing programs as a result of winter weather in New York City and The next week — the same week Rene was arrested — Blaise MM Hanover was entered to race on March 14 at Yonkers with Rene listed as trainer. That card was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but on April 8, the ownership of the horse was “changed” to Henri’s D Racing Stable Inc. and Earl Hill, Jr. of Ohsweken, ON. The sale of Empire Casino-Yonkers Raceway marks the end of an era in Westchester for the Rooney family, owners of the property since 1972. The family, led by Tim Rooney Sr. xxxxx, has operated the raceway up until 2006, when slot machines were added, as a true neighbor and partner to both Yonkers and Westchester County. 1972 The five Rooney brothers of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia purchase Yonkers Raceway for $52 million in the largest private racetrack purchase in U.S. history. Tim, the middle brother of the five, is installed as President. Among the first actions of the new ownership was the hiring of the highly-respected Milton D. Taylor to be Director of Starr spoke fondly of the Rooneys, whose ownership of the Raceway essentially spanned his time as racing secretary. “I can’t say enough good things about (former Yonkers Raceway president) Tim (Rooney), (former general manager) Bob (Galterio) and the family. May 29, 2018. Empire City Casino and Yonkers Raceway were sold Monday (May 28) to MGM Resorts and its real estate company for $850 million, ending the 46-year ownership by the Rooney family.
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