BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Wednesday, July 16, 2014—Elimination winners In the Arsenal (Eric Goodell, post
2) and Cartoon Daddy (George Brennan, post 5) lead eight 2-year-old colts into
Saturday night’s $125,000 final of Yonkers Raceway’s Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace.
In the Arsenal
won the first of last weekend’s two, $25,000 elims in a maiden-breaking 1:56.2.
The White Birch Farm homebred son of American Ideal, caught three-wide early,
nonetheless strode out by 2¾ lengths.
“(The Sheppard)
was always on our schedule,” trainer Kelvin Harrison said. “He’s a smallish
horse, and we thought the half-mile track would suit him.”
Cartoon
Daddy was a tick faster in his elimination, prevailing in 1:56.1. The $60,000
son of Art Major, co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke and Joe
DiScala Jr., hit town after a New York Sire Stakes win at Buffalo.
“He
was looking around (in his elimination), the way 2-year-olds tend to, but once
I pulled the plugs, he was all business,” Brennan said.
The
Sheppard goes as the fifth race (approximate post 8:50 PM) on the 12-race card.
After the open draws, the roster is… 1-Rock N’ Roll World (Pat Lachance), 2-In
the Arsenal (Eric Goodell), 3- Perfect Bet (Jeff Dauplaise), 4-Mystical Pacer
(Brent Holland), 5-Cartoon Daddy (George Brennan), 6-Parklane Eagle (Jordan
Stratton), 7-Lone Survivor (Brian Sears), 8-Byby Landon (Jason Bartlett).
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 daily.
