YONKERS,
NY, Friday, August 31, 2012--Yonkers Raceway's usual Friday night pair of
$44,000 co-featured Open Handicaps--for distaff pacers and
either-gender-welcome trotters--were won by P Note Blue Chip (George Brennan,
$12.80) and Blacktuxwhitesocks (Brennan, $8.50).
In play from post position No. 2, "P Note" worked around Shaky
Hanover (Brian Sears), making the lead before a :27.4 opening quarter-mile.
From there, a rated 29-second next intervals (:56.4 half) before Breakheart
Pass (Jason Bartlett) made her second move of the performance. Ticket to Rock
(Cat Manzi), the 13-10 choice, was gapping from second-over.
However, Breakheart Pass was rebuffed in and out of the 1:23.4 three-quarters
as P Note Blue Chip took a length-and-three-quarter lead into the lane. From
there, she needed only hold off a "Shaky" stalker, which "P
Note" did by three-quarters of a length in a season's-best 1:52.2. Third went
to Ticket to Rock, with Breakheart Pass and All About Kisses (Eric Goodell)
grabbing the small change.
For P Note Blue Chip, a 5-year-old daughter of Western Ideal co-owned by Ross
Warriner and Steve Calhoun and trained by Casie Coleman, it was her seventh win
(as the fourth choice) in 21 '12 tries. The exacta paid $47.60, with the triple
returning $172.50.
It was a perfect, second-over trip for Blacktuxwhitesocks. Overcoming the
always-appreciated eight-hole, "Blacktux"--who shares the all-age
track record (1:54.1) with Archangel--watched from sixth as H and M's Hit
(Jordan Stratton) put up early fractions of :28.1 and :58,.
Looking Hanover (Yannick Gingras), the 3-2 favorite. then moved from fifth,
engaging the leader through a :28.3 third quarter. (1:26.3). Turning for home,
one could sense "Looking" was about to win the battle, but lose the
war. He put away H and M's Hit, but was powerless to stave off the trotter in
his back. It was Blacktuxwhitesocks, as the third choice, edging away late,
winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:56.
Bastille (Manzi), Master Pine (Jim Pantaleano) and Son of Nordic (Goodell)
earned the minor spoils
For Blacktuxwhitesocks, a 5-year-old Credit Winner gelding trained by Trond
Smedshammer and owned by Purple Haze Stables, it was his sixth win in 17
seasonal starts. The exacta paid $20.60, the triple returned $84.50 and the
superfecta paid $460.50.
The
Raceway continues its normal five-night-per-week live schedule, with first post
every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM. Evening
simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting
available around the NYRA schedule
