BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
Leaving from post position No. 2 in the $15,500 eighth race, Perfect Rendition
took no prisoners. He threw down fractions of :28, 56.1 and 1:25, opening seven
lengths turning for home.
The final margin--over For You Almostfree (Dan Dube)--was 6¼ lengths, with KLM
Express (Jim Marshall III) third.
For Perfect Rendition, a 6-year-old gelded son of Perfectly owned by Eric
Prevost and trained by Kim Asher, he returned $5.90 as the wagering favorite.
It was his second win in four seasonal starts, the other an open-length 1:54
effort at Pocono late last month.
Perfect Rendition is now one-half of Yonkers' swiftest trotting tandem,
matching Shutter Boy (Yannick Gingras) from October, 2009. Perfect Rendition
also set the local record for aged geldings, a tick faster than the
Stalbaum-driven Rookie Mistake from this past Friday night.
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.
