Mancini was in the sulky as a driver for the first time in a race in Foxboro when she was just eighteen years old.

Mancini’s roles in harness racing have ranged from groom, trainer, owner, an accredited judge, and driver. Mancini met her late husband at Bay State Raceway, who at the time was a trainer there. Mancini has been rolling bandages since she was three years old and by the age of ten, her father put her to work cleaning stalls at Bay State Raceway (later known as Foxboro Park). Unlike Frasure, Mancini had deep family roots in harness racing and was introduced to the sport at an early age by her father who was a trainer in Massachusetts. “MGM Resorts has demonstrated time and time again that they are committed to our exciting sport, and we are looking forward to bringing new faces to Yonkers.” “The opportunity to come to Yonkers Raceway was an opportunity I just could not pass up and the inclusive culture of MGM Resorts made the decision that much easier,” said Frasure. When he joined the Yonkers Raceway team, Frasure saw an opportunity to bring three titans of harness racing together. Frasure crossed paths with both Mancini and Mattero at different points in his career at Pompano Park. Frasure was elevated to Assistant Race Secretary in 2013 and then Race Secretary in 2016. That moment left an indelible impression on Frasure and a lifelong passion for the sport began with a job cleaning stalls at just thirteen years old.įrasure’s career brought him to Pompano Park where he worked as a trainer, driver and owner for more than thirty-two years before assuming a management role at Pompano Park in 2011. Instead, the horse kissed Frasure on the cheek and rested its head on his shoulder. During Frasure’s first interaction with a horse, he was warned the horse may bite. Frasure grew up in Franklin, Ohio near Lebanon Raceway and though his family had no roots in racing, he developed a passion for the sport after visiting Latonia Racecourse in Kentucky with a neighbor. “We look forward to an exciting 2023 season.”įrasure is a veteran of harness racing, having devoted more than forty years to the sport, overseeing all aspects of racing operations at Florida’s Pompano Park as Race Secretary before joining Yonkers Raceway. “In addition to investing in the historic legacy of our track, we have also invested in our experienced racing talent who know the harness racing industry inside and out,” said Ed Domingo, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts.

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