YONKERS, NY, Friday, February 24, 2012-- Keeper's Destiny (Eric Goodell), snapped on the money in her local debut a week ago, had no such issues Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $33,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace.
Leaving from post position No. 5, the 11-10 choice worked around pole-assigned
Arctic Fire N (James Rattray) before a soggy :28.1 opening quarter-mile.
She then found a :57.4 intermission before Cuz She Can (George Brennan) though
about moving from fourth. She quickly went back in, while Pancleefandarpels
(Jim Pantaleano) then tried it from the three-hole.
That one made only minimal gains going in and out of the 1:25.4 three-quarters,
with Keeper's Destiny owning a length-and-three-quarter lead into the lane.
She easily held Arctic Fire N at bay, winning by 2 3/4 lengths in 1:54.
"Pancleef" held third, with Fox Valley Sage (Cat Manzi) and Cuz She
Can completing the cashers.
For Keeper's Destiny, a 6-year-old daughter of Intrepid Seelster co-owned by
(trainer) Casie Coleman and Merline Howse (also the co-breeders), she returned
$4.30 for her second win in five seasonal starts. The exacta paid $22.80, with
the triple returning $65.
Friday night's co-featured $33,000 Open Trot saw 13-10 favorite Ringside Lauryn
(Brennan) hold off Pembroke Prayer (Mark MacDonald) in 1:58.
Those two were sitting second and third, respectively, behind Celebrity
Bluechip (Bartlett). That one won the draw and won the early fractions, as in
:28.3 and :59.1. However, she was done when Definitely Mamie (Jeff Gregory) visited
right before the 1:27.4 three-quarters.
After "Mamie" had made the lead, both Ringside Lauryn and Pembroke
Prayer extricated themselves from the pylons. "Lauryn" was able to
get first "run," going by a tiring "Mamie" before fending
Pembroke Prayer by three-quarters of a length. Tasty Max (Goodell), Farifant
(Tyler Buyter) and H and M's Hit (Jordan Stratton) rounded out the
payees.
For Ringside Lauryn, a 6-year-old daughter of Dream Vacation co-owned by
(trainer) Lou Pena and Mark Karam, she returned $4.60 for her fourth win in six
'12 tries. The exacta paid $25.20, the triple returned $158.50 and the
superfecta paid $1,246.
Yonkers' five-night-per-week (Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday) live
schedule continues. First post for all programs remains at 7:10 PM. Evening
simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting
available around the NYRA schedule.
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