BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, November 7,
2015—Take it Back Terry (George Brennan, $2.30) did his damage inside Saturday
night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $40,000 Open Handicap Pace.
After pole-assigned E Z Noah (Brent
Holland)—himself chased along to catch gate—stuffed everyone in behind,
“Terry”, from post position No. 5, and Mach it So (Jason Bartlett), were
nestled second and third, respectively.
“Noah” led through intervals of :27, :55.3 and 1:23.1 before Mach it
So took his shot. E Z Noah maintained a short lead into the lane, but
Take it Back Terry had a rare rendezvous with the passing lane and went by. The
final margin was a length in a season’s-best 1:50.3. E Z Noah held second, with
Mach it So, Alberto Contador N (Tyler Buter) and Big N Bad (Eric Carlson)
coming away with the remainder. Mach’s Beach Boy (Pat Lachance) was outrun.
For Take it
Back Terry, a 6-year-old Western Terror gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by
(trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi, Larry Karr and Phil Collura, it was his
12th win in 28 seasonal tries. The exacta paid $10.20, with the
triple returning $26.
Brennan’s
pair of wins Saturday raised his career number to 8,997.
Sunday racing returns today/tomorrow (Nov. 8), with first post at 11:15 AM
