BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, September 15,
2017—All About Madi (Brian Sears, $9.60) wedged into an early pocket and it
served her well Friday night (Sept. 15th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s
$50,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
In play from post position No. 3, ‘Madi’
had some company, including pole-assigned, 19-1 number Acefourtyfour Alex
(Brent Holland) and 3-2 fave Regil Elektra (Jason Bartlett).
All About Madi used some discretion—along
with a vacant two-hole—to take a seat, while Regil Elektra found herself hung
to dry by the longshot from the inside.
Intervals of :26.4, :55.2 and 1:23.4
finished off Regil Elektra, but Acefourtyfour Alex continued her advantage. She
owned a length-and-quarter lead into the lane, but faltered late. All About
Madi moved inside and whipped a ground-saving Betabcool N (Eric Goodell) by a
neck in 1:53.2.
The latter edged the pace-setter for
second, with Sell a Bit N (Jordan Stratton) and Venus Delight (Joe Bongiorno)
rounding out the payees. Regil Elektra faded to sixth.
For third
choice All About Madi, a 4-year-old daughter of Brandon’s Cowboy owned and
trained by Brittany Robertson, it was her seventh win in 24 seasonal starts
(first try in local femme feature). The exacta paid $164, the triple returned
$729 and the superfecta paid $5,787.
