The Yonkers Trot is a harness race

Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...

 for three-year old trotting standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers Raceway, founded in 1899 as the Empire City Race Track, is a one-half-mile standardbred harness racing dirt track and New York state-approved slots racino located at the intersection of Central Park Avenue and Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers, New York near the New York City border...

 in New York

New York

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. In 2008, it was the first leg of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters

Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters

The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races:*Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey*Yonkers Trot, held at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York...

. In 2009, the order of the events has been changed and Yonkers Trot will be the second leg of the Triple Crown, as it will be held on August 29, three weeks after Hambletonian Stakes. Originally named the Yonkers Futurity, the mile and 1/16 race was shortened to one mile in 1963.

Due to renovations at Yonkers Raceway, the Yonkers Trot was moved to different tracks in 2004 and 2005. The race returned to Yonkers on November 25, 2006, with Glidemaster

Glidemaster

Glidemaster is a Standardbred trotter who was named the 2006 American Dan Patch Horse of the Year by the U.S. Trotting Association. He is a 2003 brown stallion by Yankee Glide out of Cressida Hanover by Mr Lavec....

 winning the race and clinching the Triple Crown.

Yonkers Trot Winners:

• 2010- On the Tab
• 2009- Judge Joe
• 2008 - Napoleon
• 2007 - Green Day
• 2006 - Glidemaster
  Glidemaster
  Glidemaster is a Standardbred trotter who was named the 2006 American Dan Patch Horse of the Year by the U.S. Trotting Association. He is a 2003 brown stallion by Yankee Glide out of Cressida Hanover by Mr Lavec....
  
  
• 2005 - Strong Yankee (run at Freehold Raceway
  Freehold Raceway
  Freehold Raceway is a half-mile racetrack in Freehold Borough, New Jersey. Established in 1853, it is the oldest harness racetrack in the United States and is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 9 and Business Route 33 in Freehold....
  
  , Freehold, NJ
  Freehold Township, New Jersey
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  )
• 2004 - Windsong's Legacy
  Windsong's Legacy
  Windsong's Legacy was a Standardbred trotting horse who won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters in 2004, capturing the Hambletonian, Yonkers Trot and Kentucky Futurity titles. The horse was trained and driven by Trond Smedshammer. He became the first trotter since Super Bowl in 1972...
  
   (run at Hawthorne Racecourse, Stickney, IL)
• 2003 - Sugar Trader
• 2002 - Bubba Dunn
• 2001 - Banker Hall
• 2000 - Goalfish
• 1999 - CR Renegade
• 1998 - Muscles Yankee
• 1997 - Lord Stormont
• 1996 - Continentalvictory
• 1995 - CR Kay Suzie
• 1994 - Bullville Victory
• 1993 - American Winner
• 1992 - Magic Lobell & Mc Cluckey (dead heat)
• 1991 - Crown's Invitation
• 1990 - Royal Troubador
• 1989 - Valley Victory
• 1988 - Southern Newton
• 1987 - Mack Lobell
  Mack Lobell
  Mack Lobell is a brown racing trotter by Mystic Park out of Matina Hanover by Speedy Count.He won $3,917,594 during his career. He was elected Harness Horse of the Year in 1987 and 1988...
  
  
• 1986 - Gunslinger Spur
• 1985 - Master Willie
• 1984 - Baltic Speed
• 1983 - Joie De Vie
• 1982 - Mystic Park
• 1981 - Mo Bandy
• 1980 - Nevele Impulse
• 1979 - Chiola Hanover
• 1978 - Speedy Somolli
• 1977 - Green Speed
• 1976 - Steve Lobell
• 1975 - Surefire Hanover
• 1974 - Spitfire Hanover
• 1973 - Tamerlane
• 1972 - Super Bowl
• 1971 - Quick Pride
• 1970 - Victory Star
• 1969 - Lindy's Pride
• 1968 - Nevele Pride
  Nevele Pride
  Nevele Pride was an American standardbred harness racehorse who set world records as fastest trotter on multiple occasions. Owned by Stanley Dancer, Nevil Pride won 57 races and was honored as Harness Horse of the Year in three consecutive years. The horse earned more than $870,000 during his...
  
  
• 1967 - Pomp
  POMP
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• 1966 - Polaris
• 1965 - Noble Victory
• 1964 - Ayres
• 1963 - Speedy Scot
• 1962 - A. C.'s Viking
• 1961 - Duke Rodney
• 1960 - Duke Of Decatur
• 1959 - John A Hanover
• 1958 - Spunky Hanover
• 1957 - Hoot Song
• 1956 - Add Hanover
• 1955 - Scott Frost