BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Monday, March 7, 2016—Yonkers
Raceway’s stakes season began Monday night, with the opening round of the
Petticoat Pacing Series for 3- and 4-year-old young ladies (non-winners of four
races and/or $40,000 through last Dec. 1)
Four, $20,000 divisions went postward,
with odds-on Kryptos (George Brennan, $2.60) turning in
a-night’s-fastest/life-best 1:54.3 effort. The 3-year-old daughter of
Somebeachsomewhere, 4-for-4 to begin her career, made short work of her rivals
(:28.2, :57.2, 1:26) before winning
by a length.
“She’s a bit
green and hasn’t quite figured out of the turns, but she can go,” Brennan said.
The lass is
co-owned (as Drennan Stable) by (trainer) Nik Drennan, Joseph Davino and Brad
Shackman.
Driver Scott
Zeron won two of the Petticoat divisions, with Capela ($2.60) in 1:55, and
Little Miss Sporty ($5.90) in a life-best 1:54.4. Both are 4-year-old
Sportswriter ma’ams.
The former,
trained by Wayne Givens for co-owners Legacy Racing of Delaware and Reginald
Hazzard II, is now 3-for-6 this season (3-for-3 since adding Lasix). The
latter, owned by Stacy Reinsma and trained by Andrew Harris, has three
(consecutive) wins in her five seasonal starts.
The evening’s
final series division went to a seasonal-debuting Special Package (Jason Bartlett,
$3.40) in 1:55.4. The 4-year-old daughter of Western Terror co-owned by
(trainer) Tom Fanning and Fly By Night Stables
The Raceway’s live season
continues Tuesday afternoon (first post 1 PM), with the opening round of the
Sagamore Hill Pacing Series (3- and 4-year-old colts/geldings).
