BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Monday, March 16,
2015—Yonkers Raceway’s 2015 stakes season continued Monday night, with a pair
of second-round divisions in the Petticoat Pacing Series for 3- and
4-year-old ladies.
Foolin’ no one Witch Dali (Tim Tetrick,
$2.40) handily repeated in the opening, $12,500 event, this time wiring from
post position No. 4 (:29.2, :57.4, 1:26.2, 1:53.4). The
final margin was an as-she-pleased six lengths over Cruisinwithmybaby (Tyler
Buter), with Life is a Beach (George Brennan) third.
For Witch Dali, a 4-year-old daughter of
Dali co-owned (as Alagna Racing) by (trainer) Tony Alagna and Brad Grant, it
was her fourth win in eight seasonal starts. The exacta paid $8.90, with the
triple returning $14.40.
Series-debuting Donttellruss (George
Brennan, $3) earned it in the second Petticoat posse. Badly impeded by another
leaver who jumped it off, “Russ” settled fourth behind Always Sunday (Tetrick)
and early intervals of :28.4 of :57.4. Right around the intermission,
Donttellruss made front, then took over from there (1:26.2, 1:55.3).
She held Always Sunday at bay, winning
by a length. My Caroline (Matt Kakaley) was third.
For “Russ,” a 4-year-old daughter of
Panspacificflight co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver
Bruscemi, Larry Karr and Frank Baldachino, she—same as “Dali”—is 4-for-8 this
season. The exacta paid $5, with the triple returning $12.40
Series action continues Tuesday
afternoon, with four, $12,500 divisions in the second round of the Sagamore
Hill for 3- and 4-year-old male pacers. Friday, the opening round of the Blue
Chip Matchmaker (three, $40,000 divisions), while Saturday offers the opening
round of George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series (to be drawn Tuesday).
