YONKERS,
NY, Saturday, March 2, 2013--Tobago Cays (Jim Pantaleano) tuned in the fastest
local mile of the season through the snowflakes Saturday night, winning Yonkers
Raceway's $35,000 Open Handicap Pace.
In what turned out to be a two-speed number, Tobago Cays--from post position
No. 5--yielded to Electrofire (Brian Sears) before a 27-second open
quarter-mile.
After a :55.2 intermission and a gapped-out octet, Nob Hill High (Eric Goodell)
moved from fifth. He had a lot of work to do going toward the 1:23.4
three-quarters, with Electrofire taking a length-and-a-half lead into the lane.
However, tepid 5-2 choice Tobago Cays was waiting patiently, edging from the
pocket and getting to the leader. He did, winning by a half-length in 1:53.2.
Nob Hill High raced well to hold the bottom of the ticket--beaten 3¾
lengths--with Our Cullenscrown N (George Brennan) and Something for Doc (Matt
Kakaley) rounding out the payees.
For Something for Doc, a regally-bred 6-year-old son of Rocknroll Hanover (mom
is Bunny Lake) owned by Brian Nixon and trained by Ross Croghan, he returned
$7.50 for his second (consecutive) win in three seasonal starts. The exacta
paid $55, with the triple returning $273.
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.
