BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, May 24, 2016—Post
positions have been drawn for a pair of Yonkers Raceway’s premier stakes for
the 3-year-old pacers.
Saturday’s 26th edition of the
Art Rooney Pace, worth $300,000, features two colts and six geldings. The gods
of the open draw did no favors for Missile J. The winner of last week’s lone
$40,000 elimination race (1:53.2) landed behind the always-welcome eight-ball
for the finale.
Brian Sears drives for trainer Linda
Toscano.
The American Ideal gelding, co-owned by
Ken Jacobs’ KJ Stables and Purple Haze Stables, is again paired in the
wagering with the Purple Haze wholly-owned Artmagic (George Brennan, post 1).
The Art Major gelding, trained by Trond Smedshammer, was third in last week’s
elim.
Rodeo Rock (Dan Dube, post 2), a pocket
second a week ago, landed post position No. 2 for the finale. Don Swick trains
the gelded son of Rock N Roll Heaven, who was second in last season’s Lawrence
B. Sheppard Pace here.
The remainder of the field is as such (in
post position order)…3-No Shame Blue Chip (Tyler Buter), 4-Yankee Artillery
(Jordan Stratton), 5-Tailgunner Hanover (Ray Schnittker), 6-Tap into Power
(Jason Bartlett), 7-Manny (Brent Holland).
The companion
event, the $100,000 Lismore, attracted just six fillies, who all went directly
to the final.
The draw for
the 12th Lismore…1-Cut and Paste (Sears), 2-Kryptos (Sears also
listed), 3-Apple Bottom Jeans (Montrell Teague), 4-Dime a Dance (Brennan),
5-Rock Me Baby (John Campbell), 6-Soft Idea (Bartlett).
The Rooney
goes as the sixth race (approximate post 8:50 PM), with the Lismore listed as
the fourth race (approx. 8:10 PM). Post time for the dozen-race card is
7:10 PM.
