BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Saturday, February 9, 2019—DW’s NY Yank (George Brennan, $4.60), as the
wagering favorite, held off Melady’s Monet (Jordan Stratton) Saturday night
(Feb. 9th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $44,000 Open Handicap Trot.
Awa third from
assigned post position No. 5, DW’s NY Yank saw Mostinterestingman (Jason
Bartlett) lead though intervals of :27.4,
:58 and 1:26.3. Having taken out of third before the three-quarters, ‘DW’ began
to close the gap.
With Mostinterestingman leading by a length-and-a-quarter in
and out of the final turn, DW’s NY Yank did eventually collar him late in the
lane. He then found the line in time, whipping a from-seventh Melady’s Monet by
a nose in 1:56.1.
Third went to Mostinterestingman, with Lily’s Swan Pond (Joe
Bongiorno) and Chestnut Schofield (Dan Dube) settling for the minors.
For
DW’s NY Yank, a 10-year-old Dilbert Hanover gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing)
by (trainer) Ron Burke and Weaver Bruscemi, it was his first win in three
seasonal starts. The exacta paid $15.80, the triple returned $36.80 and the
superfecta paid $188.
The Saturday feature was one of Brennen’s four wins during the dozen-race card.
