BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Friday, August 16, 2013--Yonkers Raceway's Friday night $46,000 co-featured
Open
Handicaps--Pace
for the lasses and Trot for either/or--were won by two-move millionairess Rock
N Soul (George Brennan, $6.60) and a pocket-sitting Tall Cotton (Brennan again,
$4.50).
It was the second consecutive Friday Brennan--Mr. 8,000 after an earlier
win--and trainer Ron Burke swept the co-features...with four different horses.
The weekly distaff derby saw 35-1 pole assignee Kamwood Laughter N (Shaun
Vallee) seat everyone early, including Rock N Soul who, from post position No.
7, found room at the inn third.
Handsoffmycookie tried moving from second before a :27.1 opening quarter-mile,
but her advances were rebuffed by the longshot leader. Soon after
"Cookie" went back in, Rock N Soul made her second move.
That one launched her to the lead after a :56.4 half, leaving Let's Go Higher
(Jason Bartlett) stuck first-up and Kamwood Laughter N gasping in the pocket.
Rock N Soul had some room in and out of the 1:24.1 three-quarters, taking
three lengths into the lane. She shortened stride late, but won by a length in
1:53. Sir Jillian Z Tam (Pat Lachance) rallied into second, with
Naughtytiltheend (Brent Holland), Royal Cee Cee N (Brian Sears) and a
compromised "Cookie" completing the cashers.
For tepid wagering choice Rock N Soul, a 6-year-old daughter of Rocknroll
Hanover co-owned (as Burke Racing) by trainer Burke, Weaver Bruscemi and Frank
Baldachino, it was her sixth win in 18 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $37.20,
with the triple returning $118.50.
The featured trot saw Tall Cotton, as the people's preference from post
No. 6, pocketed to second choice Little Brown Fox (Sears). After early
intervals of :27.3 and :57, Bound for Fame (Jordan Stratton) moved from fifth.
That one instigated the issue passing the 1:26.3 three-quarters, drawing even
with the leader early stretch. However, while he did win the battle, Tall
Cotton won the war. He ducked inside, defeating a stubborn Bound for Fame by a
nose in 1:55.2.
Third went to a tiring Little Brown Fox, with Melady's Monet (Bartlett) and
Super Manning (Mark MacDonald) rounding out the payees.
For
Tall Cotton, a 7-year-old Revenue S gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by
Burke, Howard Taylor, Weaver Brusecemi and Edwin Gold, he's now 5-for-16 this
season. The exacta paid $34.20, the triple returned $119.50 and the superfecta
paid $408.
The Raceway's five-night-per-week live schedule continues, 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.
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