BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Thursday, September 19, 2013--Yonkers Raceway Thursday night hosted the $235,887 New York Sire Stakes Pat Quaglietta Trot for 2-year-old fillies.
Division leader Maud Blue Chip (Tyler Buter) did nothing to hurt her resume,
airing at 2-5 in the first grouping. In play from post position No. 4,
she never had any angst through fractions of :30.2, 1:00.4, 1:31.2 and 2:00.3.
"Maud" held pocket-sitting Crediama (Trond Smedshammer) at bay
by a length-and-a-half. It was another 4½ lengths back to Sky to the Max (Gates
Brunet), while second- and third-choices Beauty of Gray (Jim Meittinis) and
Annie's List (Jason Bartlett) both broke.
For Maud Blue Chip, a daughter of Credit Winner trained by Chuck
Sylvester for co-owners David McDuffee, Melvin Hartman and Little E LLC,
it was her fifth win (fourth consecutive) in seven seasonal starts. The exacta
paid $7.90, with the triple returning $31.60.
It was another two-speed number in the second event, with outside entities L
Dee's Scripture (Bartlett) whipping 11-10 fave Exotic Form (Dan Daley) Starting
outside her six rivals, L Dee's Scripture sashayed through sub-stations of
:30.3, 1:01.1, 1:31.4 and 2:01.1. The margin was a length, with How Bout Cash
(Dan Dube) recovering from an early misstep to snatch third--beaten 6½ lengths.
For "Scripture," a Credit Winner lass trained by Julie Miller for
co-owners Larry Dumain and Carlo Lattinelli, she returned $11.60 (third choice)
for her third win in a half-dozen '13 tries. The exacta paid $28.40, the triple
returned $151.50 and the superfecta (Low Valley Dream [Steve Smith] was fourth)
paid $976.
The final event saw Market Rally (John Cummings Jr.)--who won at 100-1 here
last month--have a few more bettin' buddies this time around.
From the pole as the 3-5 favorite, she took over from Flyhawk Falina (Daley)
after a :29.4 opening quarter-mile. Market Rally then won as she pleased
(:59.4, 1:29.3, 2:00). The final distance at the wire was 4¾ lengths over Share
My Secret (Smedshammer), with "Falina" fading to third.
For Market Rally, a Cash Hall miss co-owned by (trainer) Megan Wilson and
Johnny Yoder, she returned $3.20 for her third win in eight seasonal
starts. The exacta paid $23.20, with the triple returning $40.80.
New
York Sire Stakes continue Friday night, with the $227,488 Lew Barasch Trot for
2-year-old colts/geldings. The $1.8 million New York Night of Champions is set
for Saturday, Sept. 28.
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.
