YONKERS, NY, Saturday,
May 26, 2012—Electric Oui (Eric Goodell) matched Yonkers Raceway's 19-year-old,
all-age track record Saturday night, winning the $22,000, fourth-race pace in
1:50.4
He now shares a place with Silver Almahurst (Jim Morilll Jr.), whose
number--taken in the (Apr. 24) final of the 1993 George Morton Levy Memorial
Pacing Series--had stood since the first Clinton administration.
Electric Oui, the 1-2 favorite, was sitting a loose pocket as Dallenbach
Hanover (Jordan Stratton) set sail through fractions of :26.4, :54.4 and
1:22.1. "Dallenbach" had a two-length lead into the lane, but the
timer took its toll.
Electric Oui ($3.10) went by late, winning by a length for a share of the
all-age record. The new shared track record-holder is a 5-year-old Kilowatt
gelding owned by Tom Ceraso Jr. and trained by Jack Franklin.
Saturday night's featured $36,000 Open Handicap Pace was won by pole-sitting
Whackamole Hanover (Brent Holland) in 1:51, matching his personal best. Bettor
Design (Goodell) was second--beaten 3¼ lengths--with Flipper J (Cat Manzi)
third.
"Whackamole," a 5-year-old son of Cam's Card Shark trained by Tony
Alagna for co-owners David Rovine, Joel Benson and John Fodera, returned $9.40
as the third choice.
The
Raceway's 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.
