BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Friday, July 8, 2016—From-last favorite Mach it a Par (Brian Sears, $5)
made it three wins in succession Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s
$45,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
Watching
the floor show early from what turned into an outside post position No. 7
(8-holer Krispy Apple was again scratched-sick), Mach it a Par saw Loveineveryminute
(Dan Dube) and Al Raza N (Mark MacDonald) alternate (:27.3, :56.1) leading the
way.
The
latter continued through a 1:25.1 three-quarters, not overly fast for these
ladies. Mach it a Par found herself chasing those pokey fractions, operating
from third-over and sixth into the lane.
She
closed widest and fastest, whipping an off-the-layoff Sell a Bit N (Jordan
Stratton) by a hard-charging head in 1:53.1. Hidden Land (Brent Holland) was a
good, first-up third, with Al Raza N and Lispatty (Steve Smith) rounding out
the payees.
For Mach it a Par, a 6-year-old daughter of Mach
Three co-owned by D’Elegance Stable IX, Carmen Iannacone, T L P and the
Gandolfo Stables and trained by Richard Banca, it was her sixth win in 19
seasonal starts. The exacta paid $40.20, with the triple returning
$142.50.
