BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Friday, July 22, 2016—Regil Elektra (Mark MacDonald, $26.80) found a late
lane Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $45,000 Filly and Mare Open
Handicap Pace.
It
looked bleak for our heroine as the race unfolded. From post position No. 2,
she found herself trapped in three-hole as Sell a Bit N (Jordan Stratton) led through
early intervals of 27-flat and :55.2.
Skippin’ By (George Brennan) was pocketed from the pole as the 9-10 choice when
Secrets Out N (Jason Bartlett) went up and over the leader before the 1:23.2
three-quarters.
That one opened a couple of lengths entering the lane, but just failed to close
the sale. Bettor N Better (Tyler Buter), at 25-1, closed widest
and—apparently—fastest.
That
is until Regil Elektra was able to get off the cones, then angle back inside
and whip ‘BnB’ by a neck in a season’s-best 1:52.1 Secrets Out N, Sell a Bit N
and no-excuse Skippin’ By rounded out the payees.
For sixth choice Regil Elektra, a 6-year-old
daughter of Mach Three owned by Fred Montelone Stable and trained by Keith
Armer, it was her seventh win in 24 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $330, with
the triple returning $1,340.
