YONKERS,
NY, Saturday, January 26, 2013--Something for Doc (Matt Kakaley) finished what
he started Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $35,000 Open Handicap Pace.
Assigned penultimate post position No. 7, "Doc"--as is his
custom--has nose on gate. He made the lead around locally-debuting
Intheblinkofaneye (Jason Bartlett) right after a :27.3 opening quarter-mile.
A rated 29-second next quarter (:56.3 half) served Something for Doc well as
slight 2-1 choice Roadway (George Brennan)--making his Open Handicap bow--took
up the chase.
It turned into a match race by the 1:24.2 three-quarters, with
Intheblinkofaneye tiring in the pocket and nothing hanging with Roadway in the
outer tier.
Something for Doc owned a length-and-a-half lead into the lane, then edged away
from a pesky Roadway by 2¾ lengths. The 1:52.3 effort matched the fastest local
mile of 2013. Here We Go Again (Eric Goodell), Silent Swing (Mark MacDonald)
and Intheblinkofaneye rounded out the payees.
For Something for Doc, a 5-year-old Western Hanover gelding co-owned (as Burke
Racing) by trainer Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi and Strollin Stable, he returned
$16.20 (fifth choice) for his second win three seasonal starts. The exacta paid
$59, with the triple returning $436.
Saturday's feature was one of four consecutive victories by Kakaley, the last
three of which were trained by Burke. Jack Franklin also trained three winners
on the 12-race card.
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.
