BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, January 9, 2016—Phil
Your Boots (Tyler Buter, $7.40) took it to the house Saturday night, winning
Yonkers Raceway’s $24,000 Preferred Handicap Pace.
Sent immediately to work from post
position No. 5, Phil Your Boots worked around pole-sitting Cyclone Kiwi N
(Jason Bartlett) and was on his way. He then led the way (:27.2; :56.1, 1:24.3, 1:52.3), with 11-10
favorite Aslan (Brian Sears) trying it first-up from third.
“Phil” owned
a length-and-a-half lead into the lane, then held off Aslan by a
length-and-three-quarters. Third went to Cyclone Kiwi N, with Drunken Desire A
(Matt Kakaley) and Fameous Western (George Brennan) showing belated interest
for the final pay envelopes.
For second
choice Phil Your Boots, a now-6-year-old Shanghai Phil gelding owned by Louis
Frascella and trained by Andrew Harris, he won his seasonal debut. The exacta
paid $20.20, with the triple returning $42.20.
The Raceway’s
season continues with a “French-centric” Sunday afternoon (first post 12:10
PM), along with Monday (7:10 PM) and Tuesday (1 PM).
