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SIRIUS XM RADIO "SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE RACES" DEBUTS WITH ART ROONEY PACE

SIRIUS XM RADIO "SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE RACES" DEBUTS WITH ART ROONEY PACE
BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
(on behalf of Messrs. Finley and Cirillo)

YONKERS, NY, Thursday, May 28, 2015--Yonkers Raceway's $300,000 Art Rooney Pace highlights the season's debut of "Saturday Night at the Races" series, heard on Sirius XM Channel 92.

The program, airing from 9:30-11 PM, features major harness stakes from across North America and is co-hosted by Mike Curci and Peter Kleinhans. (Approximate post time for the Rooney is at 8:15 PM, with the race airing on tape delay)..

The 25th Rooney, for 3-year old colts and geldings, is led by elimination winners Arsenal and Sonofa Sizzle.. The $117,724 Lismore, the companion feature for sophomore fillies, is also included in the broadcast.

The Rooney remembers the family patriarch and late Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney, Sr. The family has owned Yonkers Raceway since 1972. Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway is a sponsor of "Saturday Night at the Races," with other Yonkers' stakes races to be featured on the program during throughout the season.

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(FFI…Bill Finley/Sirius XM Radio, wnfinley@aol.com, Cirillo World/John Cirillo, 914-260-7436, johnnycigarpr@aol.com; Yonkers Raceway/Frank Drucker, 914-968-4200, fdrucker@yonkersraceway.com)


Frank Drucker
Director of Publicity
810 Yonkers Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10704
Phone: 914 457 2432
E-mail: FDrucker@YonkersRaceway.com


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