BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Saturday, September 6, 2014—Take it Back Terry
(George Brennan) was first home from second-up Saturday night, winning Yonkers
Raceway's $44,000 Open Pace.
Reserved
early from post position No. 5, Take it Back Terry saw tepid 2-1 choice Rampage
Jackson (Jason Bartlett) stuff Dream Out Loud N (Eric Goodell) and Sapphire
City (Dan Dube) in behind. A spiffy :26.4 opening quarter-mile was aided by the
leader speeding up when Sapphire City thought about moving from third
before relenting.
A
cheapy :29.1 second quarter (56-second half) figured
to help "Jackson's" cause as Casimir
Jitterbug (Brian Sears) came to challenge. Take it Back Terry
was content to hitch along, but Rampage Jackson continued to front
the fray in and out of a 1:24.3 three-quarters.
However,
he gave was grudgingly in and out of the final, as Casimir Jitterbug was about
to win the battle, but lose the war. Take it Back Terry picked that
one by a half-length in 1:53. Rampage Jackson tied to third--beaten a
length--with Big N Bad (Jordan Stratton) and Dream Out Loud N completing the
cashers.
For
fifth choice "Terry," a 5-year-old Western Terror
gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver
Bruscemi, Larry Karr and Phil Collura, he returned $17.60 for his seventh
win in 20 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $82, with the triple returning
$237.50.
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.
