BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Monday, March 23,
2015—“She’s just a big, strong (mare) who carries her speed a long way and hums
around Yonkers with no problem.”
Such was the Tim Tetrick Monday night
post-mortem after Witch Dali ($2.10) authored a third consecutive public
workout, sweeping the Raceway’s thee preliminary legs in the Petticoat Pacing
Series.
Leaving from post position No. 3 in the
first of two $12,500 events for 3- and 4-year-old lasses, the 1-20 fave never
had an anxious moment (:28.2, :58.2,
1:26.1; 1:54.1). The final margin was wrapped-up six lengths over Always Sunday
(Jason Bartlett), with Cheyenne Robin (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 fifth win in nine seasonal starts. The exacta paid $11.80, with the
triple returning $39.20.
It was Witch Dali’s second consecutive
six-length romp in the preps, firmly stamping her as the lass to beat in next
Monday’s (March 30) $54,800 finale of the Petticoat.
Monday night’s other series event went
to Cruisinwithmybaby (Tyler Buter, $7.80).
Series action continues Tuesday
afternoon, with a pair $12,500 divisions in the third round of the Sagamore
Hill for 3- and 4-year-old male pacers. Friday, the second round of the Blue
Chip Matchmaker (two, $40,000 divisions), while Saturday offers the second
round of George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series (to be drawn Tuesday).
