BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Sunday, December 7,
2014—The penultimate performance of Yonkers Raceway’s “Matinee Mambo” went
postward Sunday.
As previously scheduled, this was the
only one of the six day cards not simulcast overseas to a French-hubbed
audience. Thus, the 12-race card went with traditional distances (mile) and
starters (eight, before scratches).
The featured $46,000 Open Handicap Trot
turned out to be a formful, three-speed number, with favorites DW’s NY Yank
(Matt Kakaley, $3.90), Somebody AS (Andy Miller) and Dancehall Mistress (Brian
Sears) justifying their support.
It was DW’s NY Yank, from post position
No. 6, working around Somebody AS, then leading through intervals of :27.3, :57.4, 1:26.1 and 1:55.1. The
final margin was a neck over second-choice Somebody AS, with third choice
“Mistress” a best-of-the-rest third.
For “DW,” a 5-year-old Dilbert Hanover
gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi and
Howard Taylor, it was his 12th win in 31 seasonal starts. The exacta
paid $10.20, with the triple returning $37.60.
The Raceway's five-program-per-week live schedule continues through next
Sunday. Dec. 14, with first post every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
7:10 PM, and the last of six Sunday matinees (replacing Tuesday evenings) set
for just after 11 AM. Evening simulcasting accompanies all night programs, with
afternoon simulcasting available daily.
