BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, September 5,
2017—Yonkers Raceway Tuesday night (Sept. 5th) hosted the $166,499
New York Sire Stakes Armand Palatucci Pace for 3-year-old colts and geldings.
Three divisions—at $55,833, $55,833 and
$54,833, respectively—comprised the ‘sloppy’ event.
Tuesday’s opening group saw favored
Pointomygranson (Scott Zeron, $4.70) go the distance, holding off a
closing-ranks Cultural Paradise (Brian Sears) by a neck. Pole-sitting Serious
Major (Jim Morrill Jr.) was a best-of-the-rest, three-hole third.
The winner, from post position No. 4,
knocked off his appointed rounds (:26.4, :56.4, 1:25.1, 1:53.1) for a second
consecutive (NYSS) victory after beginning the season 0-for-10.
For Pointomygranson, an American Ideal
gelding owned by Gold Standard Equine and trained by Chris Ryder, it was a
life-best effort. The exacta paid $10.60, with the triple returning $41.60.
.
The second statebred soiree offered the
exact same, two-speed scenario in exact same (1:53.1) time.
Fave Outkast Blue Chip (Morrill Jr.,
$4.60), from post No. 3, went the distance, this one after subsections of
:27.3, :56.2 and 1:25. The margin was a drifting couple of lengths, with
America’s Sleet (Jason Bartlett) third.
For Outkast Blue Chip, a Roll N Roll
Heaven colt owned by Blue Chip Bloodstock and trained by Buzzy Sholty, it was
his fourth win in 14 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $10.40, with the triple
returning $34.80.
The final Palatucci contest found In a
Single Bound (Billy Dobson, $2.40) maintaining his solid form. A third down-the-road
wagering choice in as many divisions, In a Single Bound—from post No. 2—left
around Ideal Wheel (Zeron), then completed the task at hoof (:28, :57.1,
1:25.2, 1:53.2),
In a Single Bound opened a
length-and-a-half into the lane, then whipped Ideal Wheel by a half-length.
Music is Art (Bartlett) closed from last among the quintet to grab third.
For In a Single Bound, a Roll with
Joe gelding co-owned by Dennis & Simone Noud and trained by Monica Krist,
he’s now 10-for-14 this season. The exacta paid $5, with no triple wagering
offered due to the limited starters.
