BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Friday, November 18, 2016—A ‘four-peating’ Krispy Apple (Jason Bartlett,
$4.10) just lasted Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $45,000 Filly and
Mare Open Handicap Pace.
The
eight-hole-assigned favorite left around second choice Mach it a Par (Brian
Sears), then negotiated her eight furlongs in :27, :56.2, 1:24.4 and 1:52.4.
Drifting a bit through the lane, she did hold off a pair to her inside, Mach it
a Par and lone filly Lispatty (Mark MacDonald).
The
margin over the former was scant nose, while the latter missed by
three-quarters of a length. Two Kiwis—Glenferie Bronte N (Jordan Stratton) and
Jungle Genie N (Brent Holland)—settled for the remainder.
For Krispy Apple, an 8-year-old daughter of
Western Ideal co-owned by Bamond Racing and Joseph Davino and trained by
Jeffrey Bamond Jr., it was her 10th win in 23 seasonal starts. The
exacta paid $12.60, the triple (three wagering choices in order) returned $32
and the superfecta paid $230.
Special props for this win, the 50th
of Krispy Apple’s $1.8 million career.
“She had some health issues toward the middle of
the season and she wasn’t herself, but she’s had her legs back under her lately
and she’s been the Krispy Apple of old,” Bartlett said.
