BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, June
13, 2015—Yonkers Raceway—and a healthy Pick 5—both returned Saturday night.
Buoyed by a $25,569.51
carryover and a $60,000 guaranteed pool, $58,454.62 was invested with
confidence, leaving a total pool (after takeout) of $69,410.53.
The winning combination of 1 (Backstreet
Hanover), 1 (Orillia Joe), 4 (Fort Knox), 5 (Rock on Moe) and 6 (Lorenzo Dream)
returned $623.75 for every 50-cent winning ticket. Note that to spice things
up, the first two races in the sequence were both contested with 10 horses at
an added (1¼ miles and 1 1/16 miles, respectively) distance.
Saturday’s $42,000 tri-features were won
by…
--(Filly and Mare Open Handicap
Pace)--Alhambra (catch-driver Jason Bartlett, $10.40) in 1:53.3;
--(Open Pace)--The Real One (Pat Lachance,
$4.90) in 1:51.2;
--Open Handicap Trot—Backstreet Hanover
(Tyler Buter, $6) in 2:26 (again, 1¼ miles).
Special Saturday props to the
Hilltop Helper, a free handicapping sheet compiled and distributed by the
Standardbred Owners Association of New York. The certified expert sniffed out
the winning Pick 5 numbers with a mere $36 investment.
New York Sire Stakes visit
downstate Monday night, with Yonkers hosting the $166,375 Art Watson Pace
(three divisions) for 3-year-old fillies.
The Raceway’s
five-program-per-week schedule is now back in vogue, with first post every
Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM, with Tuesday matinees at 1 (a
“French-centric” Tuesday this week). Evening simulcasting accompanies all
nighttime programs, with afternoon simulcasting available daily.
