BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, April 25,
2015—March Awareness (George Brennan, $5.40, part of favored entry) tagged A
Cool Million (Jordan Stratton) on the money Tuesday afternoon, winning Yonkers
Raceway’s $66,500 final of the aptly-named YR/SOA of New York Bonus Trotting
Series.
Working out a second-over trip from post
position No. 5, March Awareness chased A Cool Million as that one threw down
intervals of :28, :57.3 and 1:25.4.
Bentley Karan (Jason Bartlett) was sequestered second.
The leader’s stablemate/entrymate, Lucky
Colby (Eric Carlson), was first-up, towing March Awareness in behind. A Cool
Million owned a length-and-a-half lead into the lane, but March Awareness was
getting to him.
The latter stuck his tongue out late,
winning by a short schnozz in a season’s-best 1:55.4. Third went to Bentley
Karan, with Lucky Colby and Massive Talent (Andy Miller) rounding out the
payees. Detroit Rapper (Jim Marohn Jr.), Dot Dot Dot Dash (Dan Dube) and ABC
Crown Me Queen (Brian Sears) completed the order.
For March Awareness, a 5-year-old Ken
Warkentin gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke and Weaver
Bruscemi, it was his fourth win in 10 seasonal starts. The exacta paid exacta paid
$14, with the triple returning $33.60.
“He had a good trip, a
good mile, even though I moved him earlier in the turn,” Brennan said. “They
added an inside head pole, and that definitely helped. It worked out very
well.”
A $30,000 series consolation was won by
Striker Ace (Tyler Buter, $48.60) in 1:57.4.
