BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, July 7, 2017—Regil
Elektra (Jason Bartlett, $6.20) plotzed into an early pocket and it served her
well Friday night (July 7th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $55,000 Filly
and Mare Open Pace.
In play from post position No. 3, Regil
Elektra was able to get in behind pole-sitting Frost Damage Blues (Brian
Sears), then stalk the 11-10 favorite around a moist oval (:27.3, :56.2, 1:24,
season’s-best 1:52.2).
Frost Damage Blues, off three weeks after
her Canadian stakes engagement, seated everyone early before getting grief from
a first-up Mach it a Par (Brent Holland). She put away that stubborn lass,
taking a length lead into the lane.
However, she wilted late, as Regil Elektra
edged inside to win by three-quarters of a length. Frost Damage Blues saved
second, third went to a second-up Lispatty (George Brennan), while Betabcool N
(Steve Smith) and Mach it a Par settled for the remainder.
For second
choice Regil Elektra, a 7-year-old daughter of Mach Three owned by Fred
Monteleone Stable and trained by Keith Armer, it was her eighth win in 17
seasonal starts. The exacta paid $15.80, the triple returned $39.20 and the
superfecta paid an even $200.
Saturday
night (July 8th), the Raceway offers three, $25,000 eliminations for
the Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace (2-year-old colts/geldings). The leading frosh
(first two in each elim, plus two fastest third-placers) return for the
$110,500 finale next Saturday (July 15th).
