Yonkers Trot has eight for Saturday

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07/07/2010 - Yonkers, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eight three-year-old trotters are set for Saturday night's $573,770 Yonkers Trot, the first leg of trotting's Triple Crown. The one-mile race has a scheduled post-time of 10 p.m. (et) at Yonkers Raceway.

The eight trotters come from two $40,000 elimination heats conducted last Saturday night.

Hard Livin' and Senor Glide, both trained by Jimmy Takter, won their respective eliminations in wire-to-wire fashion and have been installed as the favorites for the 56th Yonkers Trot.

Hard Livin', Senor Glide and On The Tab, also trained by Takter, make up a three horse entry for the race. On The Tab finished in a dead-heat for second last week behind Hard Livin'. The entry is the 6-5 morning-line favorite.

Senor Glide will be driven by Cat Manzi from the inside post. David Miller has the call on On The Tab from post three, and Hard Livin' will start from post five with Ron Pierce driving.

Pierce won last year's Yonkers Trot with Judge Joe and captured the 1993 race with American Winner. Cat Manzi has won the Triple Crown race three times: Bullville Victory (1994), Sugar Trader (2003) and Green Day (2007). Miller goes after his first Yonkers Trot win.

Here is the complete field for the Yonkers Trot in post position order: Senor Glide, Cat Manzi, 6-5; Carnegie, Stephane Bouchard, 4-1; On The Tab, David Miller, 6-5; Big Stick Lindy, Ray Schnittker, 3-1; Hard Livin', Ron Pierce, 6-5; Shaq Is Back, Steve Smith, 3-1; Take My Picture, Jeff Gregory, 8-1 and Waldorf Hall, Jordan Stratton, 15-1.

The two-horse Ray Schnittker Stable entry is Big Stick Lindy and Shaq Is Back.

The trotting Triple Crown will continue on Saturday, August 7 with the Hambletonian at The Meadowlands and the Kentucky Futurity at The Red Mile on Saturday, October 16.

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