Aqueduct Racetrack is collecting unwrapped gifts for their annual Toys for Tots Drive.

It's been doing it for over a decade.

The track also held a special “Toys for Tots” race Saturday, and presented a $16,000 check.

"To give back to all the, all the needy children so they can have a smile on Christmas and, and that hope and that joy and that feeling of Christmas, it makes me feel good," said US Marine Staff Sergeant John D. Quinton.

The Racetrack will be collecting through the end of racing Sunday.

And it, along with other race tracks is also selling special items in the gift shops with proceeds going to Toys for Tots.