BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Friday, August 2, 2013--Yonkers Raceway's Friday night $46,000 co-featured
Open
Handicaps--Pace
for the lasses and Trot for anyone up to the challenge--were won by Hula's Z
Tam (Pat Lachance, $14.20) and a last-to-first Monsignor Flan (Brent Holland,
$6.40).
"Hula," leaving from post position No. 4, sat a chilly fifth as Cocoa
Beach (Jordan Stratton) grabbed the baton from slight 3-1 fave Billmar Scooter
(Eric Goodell) right at a 27-second opening quarter-mile. Soon after a :55.4
intermission, Darena Hnover (George Brennan) moved from fourth, with Hula's Z
Tam along for the ride.
“Cocoa” had control going toward a
1:23.4 three-quarters, actually widening to 2¼ lengths entering the lane.
However, "Hula" had dead aim and went by. The margin was a length in
a life-best 1:52.2. Darena Hanover salvaged the bottom of the ticket, with Four
Starz Roe (Jason Bartlett) and Kamwood Laughter N (Shaun Vallee) rounded out
the payees.
For fifth choice Hula's Z Tam, a 6-year-old daughter of Bettor's Delight
co-owned (and trained) by her driver, along with Z Tam Stables and Margaret
Dey, it was her fourth win in 20 seasonal starts (career earning over
$971,000). The exacta paid $88, the triple returned $423 and the superfecta
paid $1,901.
Monsignor Flan, leaving from post No. 7, had some numbers to "run
at." For that, he should be grateful to
pole-assignee
Lorenzo Dream (Jim Pantaleano). "Lorenzo" parked all comers,
including last week's upsetter, Melady's Monet (Bartlett), and a
behind-that-one DW's NY Yank (Brennan).
The price of parking in Westchester were early intervals of :27.3 and :55.4.
Down the backside, Bound for Fame (Jordan Stratton), who has been sluggish
early, went wide (at 21-1), while Monsignor Flan was getting his act together
from the back of the bus.
Lorenzo Dream continued to lead in and out of a 1:25.2 three-quarters, taking a
tenuous advantage into the lane. Bound for Fame was coming, but Monsignor Flan,
as the 2-1 choice, was bound for the winner's circle. The latter measured off
the former, winning by a length-and-a-quarter in 1:55.1...matching a
season's-best effort. Cold Certified (Brian Sears), "DW" and
"Lorenzo" grabbed the leftovers.
For Monsignor Flan, a 6-year-old S J's Photo homebred gelding owned by Tanah
Merah Farms and trained by Erv Miller, he's now 7-for-25 this season. The
exacta paid $77.50, with the triple returning $611.
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.
