BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, November 7,
2014—Yonkers Raceway’s $35,000 featured Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace was
won by odds-on favorite Venus Delight (Jason Bartlett, $3.70).
Assigned outside her six foes, Venus
Delight, a stone closer who had run out of racetrack in her last couple, showed
some rare early foot. She left into a four-hole as Robin Cruiser (Jordan Stratton)
worked around Scandalous Hanover (Brian Sears).
Cheapy early fractions (:28, :58.2) did
not figure to help “Venus,” as she began her second move with Campanile (Tyler
Buter) second-up.
Robin Cruiser maintained her lead in and
out of the 1:26.3 three-quarters, up a half-length turning for home. In what
turned out to a match race through the lane, Venus Delight stuck her tongue out
on the money, whipping “Robin” by a nose in 1:54.4. Campanile, Scandalous
Hanover and Southwind Trini (Jim Marohn Jr.) completed the cashers.
For Venus Delight, a 4-year-old daughter
of Bettor’s Delight owned by Bamond Racing and trained by PJ Fraley, it was her
seventh win in 25 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $11.60, with the triple
returning $30.60.
The Raceway's five-program-per-week live schedule changes, with first post every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM, and the first of six Sunday matinees (replacing Tuesday evenings) beginning this weekend at 11 AM. Evening simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting available daily.
