BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Monday, February 22,
2016—When wild speed drops anchor, strange things can happen. Such was the case
Monday night, as a quartet of Yonkers Raceway longshots produced some nimble
numbers.
The $12,500, third-race pace saw Rockstar
Stride (Brian Sears) throw down an uncontrollable gauntlet, as in intervals of
:26.3, :54.1 and 1:22.3.
Needless to
say, hooves were getting heavy and the leader didn’t come close to closing the
sale.
It was 35-1
shot I’m Blue Too (Brent Holland, $72.50) closing ranks from a loose
three-hole, winning by a length in 1:53.1. The slow final quarter allowed 21-1
proposition Bubbie Boy (Dan Dube) to rally from last into second, while 7-1
Tink and Tiger (Matt Kakaley) skimmed the cones for third and 39-1 rank
outsider Motor Shark (Jordan Stratton) finished fourth.
Lawgiver
Hanover (George Brennan) was fifth as the 9-5 choice while chasing those insane
fractions from the pocket, while Rockstar Stride faded to seventh.
The resulting
exotics included a $2,465 exacta, $6,339 triple and $91,479 superfecta (base $2
payout, 10-cent ticket worth $4,573.95), local season highs for both the exacta
and superfecta.
