BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Tuesday, July 5, 2016—As a general rule, investing in half-mile track
eight-hole trotters is not the soundest handicapping philosophy.
Sometimes,
however, the risk-reward equation gets tossed on its ear. It was Tuesday
afternoon, courtesy of Military Blue (Mark MacDonald), who lit up Yonkers
Raceway’s tote board to the tune of a $229.50 win mutuel.
Beating
only a lone breaker early in the $25,000 sixth race, Military Blue improved
steadily, eventually operating from second over.
Widest
turning for home, he not only won, he did so going away. Military Blue
defeating pace-setting, odds-on favorite Capt. Serious (Scott Zeron) by a
couple of lengths in 1:57.1. Lindylicious (George Brennan) was third.
The
upsetter, a 4-year-old Lucky Chucky gelding co-owned by (trainer) David Hoover
and Albert Abdala III, is now 2-for-11 this season. He led a $575 exacta and
$1,970 triple.
