YONKERS, NY, Monday, April 2, 2012--Favorite Sir Jillian Z Tam (Pat Lachance)
won the draw Wednesday morning and the race Monday night, annexing Yonkers
Raceway's $66,400 final of the Petticoat Pacing Series for 3- and 4-year-old
fillies and mares.
"Jillian" stung Look Annie Hall (George Brennan) a bit, then let her
go before a 28-second opening quarter-mile."Annie" then rated a 59.1
intermission before Southwind Trini (Cat Manzi) moved from fourth.
She prompted the action to a :28.3 third quarter (1:27.4), with Vy Hanover
(Jordan Stratton) slightly gapping from second-over.
Look Annie Hall owned a length advantage entering the lane, but was about to
give up the ghost. Sir Jillian Z Tam ducked inside, getting the best of a
stubborn Southwind Trini by a half-length in 1:56.3. Vy Hanover was third, with
Not Thinking (Dan Dube) and Look Annie Hall settling for the remainder.
Mandolin Hanover (Brian Sears), Wizzard Queen (Jason Bartlett) and Angelo's
Dream (Larry Stalbaum) rounded out the order.
For Sir Jillian Z Tam, a 4-year-old statebred daughter of Bettor's Delight
co-owned by (trainer) Lachance, Z Tam Stables and Ira Rosenblum, she returned
$4.20 for her fifth win in nine seasonal starts. The exacta paid $11.60
(two wagering choices), with the triple returning $47.
"She's needed the trip," Lachance said of the lass who won twice in
prelim competition. "I let the other mare (Look Annie Hall) go
because I'd thought she'd be able to carry me, and it worked out. It's back to
the overnights for her now."
Lachance was congratulated by New York State Assemblyman Gary Pretlow
(D-Yonkers/Mt. Vernon), chairman of the Assembly's Racing and Wagering
Committee.
The two have a history, with Lachance ably assisting Pretlow when the latter
won a Legislators' Challenge event here.
"We wound up in the winner's circle together again," Pretlow
said.
A $25,000 series consolation was won by Rocknroll Princess (Mark MacDonald,
$17.40) in 1:55.
The Raceway's richest event of the season to date--the $70,400 final of the
Sagamore Hill Pacing Series for 3- and 4-year-old colts and geldings--goes
Tuesday night.
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 (note that NYRA is dark Easter Sunday).
