BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Friday, November 30, 2018—Made of Jewels AS (Jordan Stratton, $21.60) picked
off a take-no-prisoners Angel’s Pride (Brent Holland) late in the lane Friday
night (Nov. 30th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s ‘sloppy’ $44,000 Filly
and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
Away third from assigned post position No. 3, Made of Jewels AS watched as the polester Angel’s Pride parked a wide-early Lispatty (Tyler Buter) through intervals of :27.2 and :55.2.
Away third from assigned post position No. 3, Made of Jewels AS watched as the polester Angel’s Pride parked a wide-early Lispatty (Tyler Buter) through intervals of :27.2 and :55.2.
While Lispatty was
wide, 3-10 favorite Monica Gallagher (George Brennan) was even wider, forced to
race parked second-up. Lispatty backed away readily before the 1:23.3
three-quarters, at the same time backing into ‘Monica.’
Meanwhile, Made of
Jewel AS took out of third and taking aim at Angel’s Pride as that one owned a
couple of lengths in and out of the final turn. However, she couldn’t close the
sale, as her pursuer went by. The margin was a length-and-a-quarter in 1:53.2.
Third went to
Keystone Wanda, with Regil Elektra (Jason Bartlett) and Monica
Gallagher—waiting too long to go around her tiring tow—settling for the small
envelopes.
For
third choice Made of Jewels AS, a 5-year-old daughter of Panspacificflight
owned and trained by Ricky Bucci, it was her eighth win in 39 seasonal starts.
The exacta paid $196.50, the triple returned $699 and the superfecta paid
$1,854.
Friday
evening’s Pick 5, which began with a $4,266.35 carryover and $15,000 guarantee,
attracted $16,069 in end-of-the-month coin. After takeout, that left an
approximate pool of $16,300, with the winning combination of 3/6/3/4/3
returning $8,147.75 for both correct 50-cent wagers.
