YONKERS,
NY, Saturday, December 22, 2012--Eighteen (Mark MacDonald) finished what he
started Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's final-card-of-the-season $28,000
winners-over pace.
Leaving from post position No. 4, Eighteen worked around pole-sitting Bettor
Design (Jason Bartlett), throwing down the gauntlet to the tune of a
windy 27.3 opening quarter-mile. From there. a 57.2 intermission before
Fox Valley Tribal (Brian Sears) tried it out of fourth. That once was latched
by Here We Go Again (Yannick Gingras) going toward a 1:25.2 three-quarters.
Eighteen owned a length-and-a-half lead into the lane. Bettor Design tired in
the pocket, Fox Valley Tribal tired first-up and Here We Go Again couldn't
reach. Thus, Eighteen prevailed by a length-and-a-quarter in 1:54.2. Fox Valley
Tribal Bettor Design and Iwannarace Hanover (Jordan Stratton) rounded out the
payees, with "Iwannarace" a non-factor as the slight 5-2 choice.
For Eighteen, a 4-year-old son of Cam's Card Shark owned by James Snyder and
trained by Mark Ford, he returned $9.40 (third choice) for his eighth win in 31
seasonal starts. The exacta paid $47, the triple paid $230.50 and the
superfecta returned $443.50.
The
Raceway begins its 2013 season begins Friday, Jan, 11th, continuing its customary
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday schedule, with first post at 7:10 PM.
Evening simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting
available around the NYRA schedule (which resumes Wednesday).
