BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Thursday, February 22,
2018—Foiled Again wound up in a Yonkers Raceway fourth-place dead-heat Thursday
night (Feb. 22nd), adding few dollars to the retirement account but
holding a 100th career win in abeyance.
Sent off as the 13-10 favorite from post
position No. 3 in the $20,000, eighth-race pace, Foiled Again (George Brennan)
found the easiest of pockets behind pole-sitting Kept Under Wraps A (Jordan
Stratton). The brisk evening saw early intervals of :27.1 and :56.4 before BB’s Harley (Jim Marohn Jr.)—who made
no attempt to secure an early-two-hole from post No. 2—moved from third.
BB’s Harley
made steady advances toward the leader in and out of a 1:25.2 three-quarters,
with Heez Orl Black N (Jason Bartlett) working from second-over.
It was Kept
Under Wraps A about to wear up his welcome off the final turn while BB’s Harley
($44.20) went by and edged away, winning by a length-and-a-three-quarters in
1:54.1. As for Foiled Again, he did slip off the cones from behind a tiring
leader, but needed more late punch. Heez Orl Black N chased home his tow for
second, with Twin B Speedo (Brent Holland) third.
Foiled Again
and Theartofconfusion A (Greg Merton) divided the final two envelopes in that
‘heater’ for fourth, beaten two lengths. Foiled Again’s $1,300 payday increased
the career bankroll to a sport’s-best $7,572,178. It was the 14-year-old
gelding’s 308th career purse start and his fourth try at reaching
the triple-figure victory milestone.
Win, lose or (appropriately) draw, Foiled Again was going to
be a television star. New York’s WCBS-TV (Channel 2), in the persons of sports
anchor Steve Overmyer and cameraman Brad Yurcisin, chronicled his work night for a future feature. More
information regarding that as it becomes available.
