BY FRANK DRUCKER,
Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS,
NY, Saturday, December 3, 2016—Favored Take it Back Terry (George Brennan,
$4.30) prevailed from the pocket Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s
$45,000 Open Handicap Pace.
In
play from post position No. 4, ‘Terry’ left around P H Supercam (Jason
Bartlett), making the lead right at the :27.4 opening quarter-mile. He then
gave it up to a three-deep First Class Horse (Eric Goodell), who found a :56.2
intermission.
Melmerby
Beach (Dan Dube) then moved from fifth, offered a minimal challenge in and out
of a 1:24 three-quarters. First Class Horse then owned a length-and-three-lead
into the lane, where Take it Back Terry was all dressed up.
He
ducked inside, winning by a neck in 1:52.4. First Class Horse just held second
over a hard-charging Blood Brother (Jordan Stratton), with P H Supercam and
newly-minted, all-age track-record holder The Real One (Pat Lachance) settling
for the remainder.
For Take it Back Terry, a 7-year-old Western
Terror gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver
Bruscemi, Larry Karr and Phil Collura, it was his seventh win in 31 seasonal
starts. The exacta paid $33.80, the triple returned $171 and the superfecta
paid $980.
Note Sunday’s (Dec. 4th) first post is
High Noon.
