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Yonkers Raceway to Impose Slow 2nd Quarter Penalties on Drivers

What happens on races that clock in 2 minutes plus? 

I don't understand the punishment. Why aren't the trailing horses required to make a run at the leader?

I assume there will be variant and track conditions considered.  But, you know what happens when you ass-u-me.

But I agree 100% with you.  The onus should be on the trailers.

New equipment needed. Driving line only for left hand. Seems we don't need a right line to pull out and make a horse race an actual horse race. Thanks for making the game unbettable. I'll focus even more on thoroughbreds. 

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I understand the desire to have the trailers push the pace but how do you decide who to punish if it doesn't happen ? Does one particular horse get singled out or in a 10 horse field do you arbitrarily punish all of the other 9 horses ?

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The industry needs to come under a singular ruling body elected by its members.  If “we” f it up it is on us.

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Quote from Bgtolex25 on December 22, 2025, 5:34 PM

The industry needs to come under a singular ruling body elected by its members.  If “we” f it up it is on us.

I agree.

These mandates implemented by tracks rarely work or stick around very long. I think it was the Meadowlands (maybe have been Yonkers also) a couple of years ago that said they were going to crackdown on laying back in the bike and "courtesy drops", both lasted about as long as the effort to reduce drag time.

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https://www.drf.com/news/harness-can-30-seconds-fix-long-standing-problem?fbclid=Iwb21leAPF8f5jbGNrA8Xww2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHovZcB7rVCOsa1C1lKBcRLxeFYlamubp1OxcNxAWMtDTuWV_XgadNrbskMEZ_aem_UyCffs8Yis3BttdTXaouYg

https://harnessracingupdate.com/2026/01/04/an-interview-with-jason-bartlett-on-a-key-new-rule-change-at-yonkers/

 

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