FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, January 20,
2018—Foiled Again has enjoyed any number of spectacular nights throughout his
prolific, record-setting career.
Saturday (Jan. 20th) was not
one of them.
In his first attempt at a 100th
career victory, Foiled Again threw in a dud. Harness racing richest-ever equine
did not fire during Yonkers Raceway’s $20,000 first-race pace.
Leaving from outside his six rivals,
Foiled Again (George Brennan) found a seat fourth. The 14-year-old gelding then
took out to race second-over behind Lachie Maguire N (Jason Bartlett). The tow
didn’t help, but Foiled Again gapped it, anyway. He wound up sixth, beaten 7¼
lengths to winning favorite Quick Asa Trick N (Matt Kakaley, $5.10).
Foiled Again, as the 2-1 third choice, was
making his 305th career purse start, remaining in the same class a
week after winning his 99th career race. His bankroll remains at
$7,568,478.
“Try it again next time,” Brennan
said.
Saturday night’s $30,000 winners-over pace
was a down-the-road effort by odds-on Missile J (Dan Dube, $3.70). From post
position No. 3 (in one notch after the pole-sitter scratched), Missile J
stuffed Thisjetsabookin’ (Jordan Stratton) in behind, then rolled through
intervals of :27.1, :56.1, 1:24.1
and 1:52.2…fastest local mile thus far this season.
Thisjetsabookin’
chased, beaten a length-and-a-quarter, with Take it Back Terry (Brennan) third.
For Missile
J, a 5-year-old American Ideal Hoosier co-owned by John McGill & Brian
Carsey and trained by Scott DiDomenico, it was his first win two seasonal
starts. The exacta paid $16.20, with the triple returning $38.20.
Special
Saturday props to trainer Darren Cassar, who sent out three winners during the
dozen-race card.
Sunday’s
(Jan. 21st) ‘French’ matinee offers both a ‘New York, New York
Double’ (Aqueduct’s 3rd race, Yonkers 5th race) as well
as a Pick 5 with a $2,986.47 carryover and a $10,000 guaranteed pool (50-cent
base wager, races 7 through 11).
The ‘instant’
guarantee took effect after no one hit Saturday’s gimmick wager.
First post
Sunday is 11:30 AM.
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