YONKERS, NY, Thursday, July 19, 2012--Yonkers Raceway turned into the Holland
Tunnel Thursday night.
More specifically, the Brent Holland Tunnel.
Holland lit up the tote board not once, not twice, but thrice, bringing home a
trio of bombardiers on the dozen-race card.
Holland began his parade of prices with
Lookettejasper--a horse he used to own--and a 13-1 ($28.40) upset in the
$11,500, third-race pace. The winner snapped a season-long (0-for-18) skid,
skimming the cones in 1:55.3.
Holland then closed stoutly with 18-1 Cosmo Madness ($38.40) in the $14,500,
eighth-race pace (1:54.3), who, like Lookettejasper, came in zilch-for-18 in
2012. Both "Jasper" and "Cosmo" are owned by Evan Katz and
trained by Paul Blumenfeld.
Holland's third and final assault on the odds came with All Star Dragon
($31.40) in the $19,000, 11th-race pace, going the distance in 1:53.1 for co-owners
(trainer) Gilberto Garcia-Herrera and Michi Abday. Holland is currently seventh
in the local driving standings with 81 wins.
Stakes action resumes the next two nights, with Friday featuring the $288,096
New York Sire Stakes Milt Taylor Trot (2-year-old colts and geldings), and
Saturday offering the $119,000 final of the Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace, also for
frosh colts and geldings.
The
Raceway continues its normal five-night-per-week live schedule, with first post
every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM. Evening
simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting
available around the NYRA schedule (Saratoga Race Course begins its season
Friday afternoon).
