FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Friday, March 9, 2018—Carobbean Pacetry (Jordan Stratton, $7.40) held off 2-1
choice Gina Grace N (Larry Stalbaum) in a two-speed number Friday night (March
9th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $40,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap
Pace.
Wide early from post position No. 5,
Carobbean Pacetry worked around her rival, making the lead before a :27.2
opening quarter-mile. She then rated a :57.1 middle half (:56.1, 1:24.3),
easier since the only one to move at her from a from-seventh L A Delight
(Marcus Johansson).
Carobbean Pacetry opened a pair of lengths
off the final turn, whipping Gina Grace N by a length-and-a-quarter in 1:53.3.
L A Delight was a quite credible third, with Safe from Terror (Matt Kakaley)
and Itty Bitty (Jason Bartlett) settling for the minors.
For second
choice Carobbean Pacetry, a 7-year-old daughter of Somebeachsomewhere owned by
Meir Geller and trained by Eldo Leonelli, it was her fourth win in eight
seasonal starts. The exacta paid $23.40, with triple returning $234.50.
Any number of
these lasses, as well as those in Friday’s subsequent $30,000 Filly and Mare
Preferred PAce—won by Mach it a Par (Bartlett) in 1:54.4—are being pointed
toward next Friday’s night (March 16th) opening round of the Blue
Chip Matchmaker
