Yonkers Trot
The Yonkers Trot is a harness racing event for three-year-old Standardbred trotters raced at a distance of one mile at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York. The race was created in 1955 to join the Hambletonian and the Kentucky Futurity to form the new United States Trotting Triple Crown.
| Location | Yonkers, New York |
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| Inaugurated | 1955 |
| Race type | Harness race for standardbred trotters |
| Website | Empire City Casino |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt, 1/2 mile oval |
| Track | Yonkers Raceway |
| Qualification | 3 year olds |
| Purse | $500,000 (2016) |
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