BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, March 13,
2015—Rockaround Sue (Jason Bartlett, $31), coming off a trio of non-descript
efforts, bottomed out her foes Friday night in winning Yonkers Raceway’s
$35,000 featured Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
In play from post position No. 3, “Sue”
had to wait her turn as RD IOU (Tyler Buter) and Palm Patrol (Mark MacDonald)
both left inside of her. Rockaround Sue worked around Palm Patrol, making the
lead just after a :27.4 opening quarter-mile. All the while, eight-hole
assignee Sayitall BB (George Brennan), as the 13-10 favorite, left into a
five-hole.
It was a :56.4 intermission before “BB”
moved again, and as good as she was in winning her seasonal debut a week ago,
she was that ugly here. Sayitall BB never came close to the leader, who widened
passing a 1:25 three-quarters.
Rockaround Sue opened to 3½ lengths in
and out of the final turn, then held off a shaking-free RD IOU by a length in
1:53.2. Marathon Day (Eric Carslon), racing last-over, rallied from last to
snap third, with Palm Patrol and Handsoffmycookie (Dan Dube) completed the
cashers. Sayitall BB finished last, beaten nearly seven lengths.
For seventh
choice Rockaround Sue, a 6-year-old daughter of Rocknroll Hanover co-owned by
Bamond Racing and Silva Stables and trained by Jeffrey Bamond Jr., it was her
first board finish in four seasonal starts. The exacta paid $174.50, with
the triple returning $980.
The Raceway’s live season continues Saturday night (post time 7:10 PM) and an
Ides of March “French” Sunday (post time 1:10 PM). After that, it’s Monday
(7:10 PM), Tuesday (1 PM), then Thursday through Saturday (all at 7:10 PM). Evening
simulcasting accompanies all night programs, with afternoon simulcasting
available daily.
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