BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, September 9,
2017—Odds-on Bit of a Legend N (Jordan Stratton, $3.70) was more than good
enough Saturday night (Sept. 9th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $50,000
Open Handicap Pace.
In play early from assigned post position No. 6, Bit of Legend N stuffed
Somewhere in L A (Jason Bartlett) behind him, making the lead before a :26.4
opening quarter-mile. He then engaged in out-and-out equine theft, ‘stealing’ a
30-second next substation (:56.4 half),. That made the job of ever every
non-Kiwi in the race much tougher.
Bit of Legend N finished his work night (1:25.1, 1:52.3), whipping Cooperstown
(Greg Merton) by a unpressured length. Somewhere in L A, The Real One (Pat
Lachance) and Mach it So (Brent Holland) rounded out the payees.
For Bit of a Legend N, an 8-year-old Down
Under son of Bettor’s Delight owned by Harry von Knoblauch Stable and trained
by Peter Tritton, it was his sixth win in 20 ’17 tries. The exacta paid $25.20,
with the triple returning $153.50.
