BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, March 17,
2015—Foiled Again, who before too long is about to begin Bar Mitzvah lessons,
is back, starting his season where he usually does…Westchester.
The 11-year-old wonder, harness racing’s
richest-ever horse ($6.9 million), begins his 2015 season Saturday night,
leading 35 of the best Free-For-Allers into Yonkers Raceway for the opening
round of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series.
Five, $50,000, seven-horse divisions go
as races 4,6,7,9 and 10, with Foiled Again—who won this series consecutively in
2009 and 2010—drawing outside his six rivals in a power-packed third event.
The Dragon Again gelding, co-owned (as
Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi and JJK Stables, is
making his 225th career purse start Saturday. He won six of 26
starts a season ago and more than $860,000.
This season’s debut comes after a pair
of winning Meadowlands qualifiers, both with regular date Yannick Gingras doing
the honors.
“I was very happy with both
(qualifiers),” Gingras said. “He didn’t go that much (1:53) in the second one,
but the track was dead and no one went very fast. He never changes. He knows
when he can be lazy and he knows when it’s time to go to work out there.
“He’s amazing. There’s no reason to
think he can’t do at 11 what he did at 8 or 9 or 10,” Gingras said. “He’s in
tough (Saturday), but they’re gonna know he’s there.”
Those looking to stall Foiled Again’s 84th
win photo includes last season’s Levy winner, P H Supercam (Jason Bartlett,
post 1) and runner-up Apprentice Hanover (Jody Jamieson, post 2). “Foiled” cut
the mile in that race before fading to third.
The Raceway’s live season continues Thursday through Saturday (all at 7:10 PM).
Please note there are no more Sunday matinees scheduled until November. Evening
simulcasting accompanies all night programs, with afternoon simulcasting
available.
