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Sunday, January 20, 2013

YR - ELECTROFIRE WINS SATURDAY NIGHT 35G OPEN HANDICAP PACE

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

YONKERS, NY, Saturday, January 19, 2013--Favored Electrofire (Brian Sears) repeated as the champion of the chalk players Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $35,000 Open Handicap Pace.

Unhurried early from post position No. 6, Electrofire watched as River Shark (Mark MacDonald) and Something for Doc (Matt Kakaley) played leapfrog on the lead around a :27.2 opening quarter-mile.

"Doc" found a :55.3 intermission as Electrofire, sitting sixth, was the first to move. He wound up third-over behind Here We Go Again (George Brennan) and Saint William A (Larry Stalbaum) as Something for Doc found a 1:23.4 three-quarters.

The leader had a length-and-a-quarter advantage into the lane, but the walls were closing in. Electrofire was wide and strong, closing from sixth and winning by a length-and-a-half in 1:52.4. Second went to Saint William A, with a rallying Great Vintage (Eric Goodell) third. Something for Doc and Here We Go Again rounded out the payees.

For reformed claimer Electrofire, a 6-year-old son of Electric Stena co-owned by West Wins Stable & Dave Miller and trained by Casie Coleman, he returned $5.50 for his second win in three seasonal starts. The exacta paid $28, with the triple returning $255.

Sears, by the way, sublet the winner's circle the past three nights to the tune of 14 winners (four Thursday, five each Friday and Saturday).

 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.