Yonkers Raceway and SOA of NY Hosted Veterans on May 14

Yonkers Raceway and the Standardbred Owners Association of New York hosted 100 metropolitan-area Army, Navy and Marine Corps veterans for dinner on Saturday night, May 14.

The vets led ‎the post parade for first three races of the evening, and we able to meet owners, trainers, drivers and track officials during a behind the scenes look at Empire City Casino's historic half-mile racetrack.

The veterans groups were in the winner’s circle following the early races for an impromptu meet and greet.

Trainer Robbie Siegelman once again spearheaded the effort. Siegelman has been a long-time, active volunteer with HorseAbility (www.horseability.org), an Old Westbury, NY-based non-profit organization offering therapeutic riding programs, hippotherapy and a summer day camp to children, adults, and families with special needs.

“Everyone had a great time,” Siegelman said. “We may have to do this more often.”