BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Friday, December 7, 2018—Tepid favorite Monica Gallagher (Jason Bartlett,
$6.20) pounced from the pocket Friday night (Dec. 7th), winning
Yonkers Raceway’s $44,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
Nose-to-gate from penultimate post position No. 7, Monica Gallagher left into a pocket behind Angel’s Pride (Brent Holland). Her quarter-move attempt was rebuffed as Angel’s Pride laid down early intervals of :27.1 and a flat 57 seconds.
Nose-to-gate from penultimate post position No. 7, Monica Gallagher left into a pocket behind Angel’s Pride (Brent Holland). Her quarter-move attempt was rebuffed as Angel’s Pride laid down early intervals of :27.1 and a flat 57 seconds.
It was a :27.4
third quarter (1:24.4) to dispose of Keystone Wanda’s uncovered bid from
fourth, but ‘Monica’ was ready. She vacated the cones early, about to polish
off much a better trip than the self-inflicted, horrid sojourn of a week ago.
Monica Gallagher
rolled by, widening to 2¾ lengths over Angel’s Pride in 1:53.3. Pole-assigned
Regil Elektra (Joe Bongiorno) was a three-hole third, with Delightfulmemphisn
(Dan Dube) and Made of Jewels AS (Jordan Stratton) picking off the remainder.
For
Monica Gallagher, a 4-year-old daughter of Mach Three co-owned and D’Elegance
Stable IX, Carmen Iannacone, T L P & Gandolfo Stables and trained by
Richard Banca, it was her 10th win in 24 seasonal starts. The exacta
paid $27.60, the triple returned $147.50 and the superfecta paid $794.
