BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, August 21,
2015—Favored Set Me Up (George Brennan, $5.10) delivered on her public pact
Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s featured $48,000 Filly and Mare Open
Handicap Pace.
With the assemblage pared down to six (two
ladies came up ill), Set Me Up’s original seven-hole became a cozier five-hole.
She then worked around Her Own Land (Eric Carlson), laying down early intervals
of :27.1 and :56.4.
Jonsie Jones (Tyler Buter), the other
beneficiary of those inside defections, left and was wrangled back fourth. She
them moved to engage the leader toward the 1:24.4 three-quarters, but the soft
(:57.3) middle half would give the leader too much of an advantage.
Set Me Up owned a length lead into the
lane, then widened to 2½ lengths in 1:52.4. Jonsie Jones held second, with Her
Own Land,. Know it All (Eric Abbatiello) and Handsoffmycupcake (Jeff Gregory)
came away with the remainder. Victoria May N (Steve Smith) was outrun.
For set Me Up, a 6-year-old daughter of
Shark Gesture co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke and Weaver
Bruscemi, it was her sixth win in 20 seasonal starts. The exacta (two
wagering choices) paid $12, with the triple returning $62.
The Raceway’s live season continues
Saturday night (first post 7:10 PM), with a pair of $20,000 eliminations for
the $189,240 Hudson Filly Trot (3-year-olds)
