The federal indictments that came down in March have changed harness racing at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, N.Y., quite significantly in 2020. According to harnessracingupdate.com, the absence of several of the track's highest percentage trainers has allowed others, like trainer/driver Patrick Lachance, to see their success reach new heights this season.
Last year, Lachance won 11 of 128 starts. Since this October, he has compiled 22 victories from 66 races, a difference he attributes primarily to the changed landscape of competition.
“I think that the competition is a lot different, for obvious reasons,” Lachance told harnessracingupdate.com. “My horses are more competitive now, and I can do more things with them. It's really unfair – the last four or five years have been out of control. And I hear people say I'm not aggressive and that – and you can't be. You can't make a move when you have one little move against those bearcats. There was only so much you can do, and now it's different.”
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