BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, April 3,
2015—Yonkers Raceway Friday night hosted the third round of the Blue Chip
Matchmaker of Open Pacing Mares. A pair of small-but-select fields of five were
subsected into $40,000 divisions.
Carolsideal (Dan Dube, $4.30), no one trick pony she, rallied from second-over
after going down-the-road in her first two series starts
Starting outside her four foes, “Carol” watched as 11-10 favorite Anndrovette
(Tim Tetrick), getting some early encouragement from her escort, left and
pocketed Medusa (George Brennan).
After early intervals of :27.3 and
:56.3, For the Ladies N (Brian Sears) offered a fair amount of first-up
pressure in and out of the 1:24.4 three-quarters.
Anndrovette maintained a short lead into
the lane, but company was coming. Carolsideal vaulted wide off her tow, then
went by to win going away. The margin, over 19-1 outsider Fancy Desire (Matt
Kakaley), was a length-and-a-half in 1:53.1. Anndrovette, snapped for second,
settled for third.
For second
choice Carolsideal, a 6-year-old daughter of Western Ideal trained by Rene
Allard for co-owners himself (as Allard Racing), Yves Sarazin and Kapildeo
Singh, it was her eighth win in nine seasonal starts. The exacta paid $57, with
the triple not offered to the abbreviated assemblage.
The second
Matchmaker event was barely more than a public workout for 4-5 fave
Yagonnakissmeornot (Dube, $3.70).
In play from
post position No. 2, she easily went around pole-sitting longhsot Strings
(Eric Carlson), them had no issues whatsoever. Pedestrian fractions of :28.3
and :58.2 were going to make “Yagonnakissme” very tough to catch, and a :55.1
back half (1:26.1, 1:53.3) made it impossible.
A season’s-best
effort whipped first-up Venus Delight (Jason Bartlett) by a comfortable
length-and-a-half, with Strings third.
For
Yagonnakissmeornot, a 6-year-old daughter of The Panderosa trained by Allard
for co-owners himself (as Allard Racing), Yves Sarazin and Kapildeo Singh—the
same contingent behind Carolsideal—she’s now 2-for-4 this season. The exacta
paid $15.40, with again no triple wagering due to the quintet.
Series
standings, through three of five prelims legs…1-Carolsideal (225 points),
2-Yagonnakissmeornot (158), 3t-Camille (125), 3t-Venus Delight (125), 5-Monkey
on My Wheel (120), 6-Fancy Desire (113), 7-Anndrovette (111), 8-Krispy Apple
(105).
Special Friday
props to Luminosity (Brennan, $6.20), whose 1:55, open-length romp in the
$21,500 second race was fastest local trot mile of the season.
Friday’s Pick 5 wager, vitamin-enriched by a $4,667 carryover, attracted
$12,602 of fresh money. The formful combo of 2/1/5/2/2 (all wagering favorites)
returned $111.87 for every correct half-a-buck wager.
The Raceway’s live season continues
Saturday night (post time 7:10 PM), with the third round (four, $50,000
divisions) of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series. After that, it’s
Monday (7:10 PM), Tuesday (1 PM), then Thursday through Saturday (all at 7:10
PM). Note Sunday matinees are done until November. Evening simulcasting
accompanies all night programs, with afternoon simulcasting available daily
(save for Easter Sunday).
