CAVIART CHERIE WINS FRIDAY 30G DISTAFF FEATURE

BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway

YONKERS, NY, Friday, April 20, 2018—Caviart Cherie (Brent Holland, $39.60) was a shrewdly-driven upsetter, winning Friday night’s (Apr. 20^th) $30,000 Filly and Mare Preferred Handicap Pace.

Making the first lead from her assigned post position No. 5, Caviart Cherie relented to Wishy Washy Girl (Jason Bartlett) before a 27-second opening quarter-mile.

After a soft :301 second subsection (:57.1 half), pole-assigned Betabcool N (Joe Bongiorno) moved from third, though not much. Jewel Lehigh A (Scott Zeron) was stuck behind that dullard, the tow backpedaling before a 1:25.1 three-quarters.

Meanwhile, Freakonomics (Eric Goodell) and 17-10 choice Carobbean Pacetry (Jordan Stratton) both ducked back inside, awaiting room and running out of real estate.

Wishy Washy Girl owned a length lead into the lane, but Caviart Cherie—last seen here winning last month’s final of the Petticoat Pacing Series—edged out and edged by. The latter beat the former by a half-length in 1:55. Freakonomics and Carobbean Pacetry were a belated third and fourth, respectively, with Jewel Lehigh A and Betabcool N bringing up the rear of the half-dozen. 

For rank outsider Caviart Cherie, a 4-year-old daughter of Well Said owned by Joe P Racing and trained by Matias Ruiz, it was her eighth win in 13 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $205.50, with the triple returning $700.

Saturday night (Apr. 21^st), the Raceway’s presents North America’s two richest race of the season to date

$373,000 FINAL, BLUE CHIP MATCHMAKER
    (9^th race)

PP-Horse                     Driver                         M/L

1-Shartin N                 Tim Tetrick                  8-5

2-Sell a Bit N              Jordan Stratton           7-2

3-Medusa                    Yannick Gingras         6-1

4-Lady Shadow          Jason Bartlett              7-2

                                    5-Motu Moonbeam N Brent Holland            20-1

6-Dude’salady             Scott Zeron                15-1

7-Twinkle                    Eric Goodell               20-1

8-Lakeisha Hall           George Brennan         15-1

$532,000 FINAL, GEORGE MORTON LEVY

MEMORIAL PACING SERIES (10^th race)\

PP-Horse                     Driver                          M/L

\                                   1-Western Fame          Mark MacDonald        7-1

2-Dr. J Hanover          Brett Miller                  9-2

3-Keystone Velocity   Dan Dube                    5-2

4-Evenin’ of Pleasure Joe Bongiorno              8-1

5-Somewhere in L A   Jason Bartlett              5-1

6-Mach it So               Dave Miller                  4-1

7-Bit of a Legend N   Jordan Stratton            9-1

8-Rockin’ Ron            Yannick Gingras         20-1

First post for the $1.3 million card is the usual 6:50 PM.