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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

YR - POSTS DRAWN FOR ROONEY, LISMORE PACES

BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway

YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, May 29, 2012 -- Post positions have been drawn for Yonkers Raceway’s pair of Saturday night stakes, the $306,204 Art Rooney Pace (3-year-old colts and geldings) and its companion event, the $176,484 Lismore Pace (3-year-old old fillies). 

The 22nd edition of the Rooney goes as the sixth race (approximate post 8:50 PM) lines up this way...1-Bolt the Duer (Mark MacDonald, 7-5), 2-Domethatagain (Jim Morrill Jr., 12-1), 3-Dynamic Youth (Andrew McCarthy, 10-1), 4-Pet Rock (Brian Sears, 8-1), 5-Hurrikane Kingcole (Tim Tetrick, 8-5), 6-Major Bombay (Jason Bartlett, 6-1).

Dynamic Youth is the lone gelding in the group.

The Lismore, offered up as the fourth race (approximate post 8:10 PM), includes this quintet...1-Ryder Blue Chip (Bartlett, 15-1). 2-Handsoffmycookie (Tetrick, 3-5), 3-JK Fine Art (Morrill Jr., 5-1), 4-Jamie Sue (MacDonald, 6-1), 5-Bettor B Lucky (George Brennan, 10-1),