FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, October 28,
2017—Odds-on Dr. J Hanover (Brent Holland, $3.90) took it to the house (call)
Saturday night (Oct. 28th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $50,000 Open
Handicap Pace.
Sent right down the road from assigned
post position No. 4, Dr. J Hanover left around pole-sitting Thisjetsabookin’
(Jason Bartlett), then had few issues (:27.4,
:56.3, 1:23.4, 1:52).
It was Bit of
a Legend N (Jordan Stratton) settling third, then unable to author a second
move down the backside before backtracking to the cones. Meanwhile, Dr. J
Hanover opened a length-and-a-half lead into the lane, then held sway by a
length.
Bit of a
Legend N did close inside for second, with a belated The Real One (Pat
Lachance), Thisjetsabookin’ and Scott Rocks (Eric Goodell) settling for the
remainder.
For Dr. J
Hanover, a 4-year-old Somebeachsomewhere gelding co-owned by Brad Grant, Robert
Leblanc, Steven Wienick & Irwin Samelman and trained by Tony
Alagna, it was his fifth win in 21 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $16,
with the triple returning $48.60.
A remainder
Yonkers races Sunday (Oct. 29th) with a 12-race, all-trot program
and a High Noon first post. The remaining five Sunday matinees through the end
of the season are post time TBA.
