FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, January 19, 2018—A
well-out-of-it Annabeth (Brent Holland, $57) was fastest through the lane
Friday night (Jan. 19th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s high-condition
$25,000 pacing feature for the ladies.
Sitting chilly early from post position No. 7, Annabeth saw Best of Jenna (Dan Dube) make the first lead before yielding to just-over-even-money fave All About Madi (Jason Bartlett)
‘Madi’ led through intervals of :27.4 and
:57.1 before Truth and Liberty (Greg Merton) was out and moving. The one towed
40-1 proposition Pretty Image (Eric Goodell) second-over and Annabeth (Brent
Holland) third-over.
All About Madi was a determined leader in
and out of a 1:25.4 three-quarters, opening to a length entering the lane.
However, she couldn’t stall the fresher femmes.
Pretty Image went wider, Annabeth wider
and a buried-to-fourth-over Motu Moonbeam N (Matt Kakaley) widest. Annabeth
prevailed, whipping Pretty Image by three-quarters of a length in a
season’s-best 1:55. Motu Moonbeam N was third, with All About Madi and Truth
and Liberty settling for the remainder.
Holland won three of the evening’s dozen races.
For sixth
choice Annabeth, a 7-year-old daughter of Shadow Play owned by Joseph Pisarski
and trained by William Adamczyk, she’s won both of her seasonal starts. The
exacta paid $909, the triple returned $2,280 and the superfecta paid $20,354
(base $2 payout).
