YONKERS,
NY, Saturday, January 19, 2013--Favored Electrofire (Brian Sears) repeated as
the champion of the chalk players Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's
$35,000 Open Handicap Pace.
Unhurried early from post position No. 6, Electrofire watched as River Shark
(Mark MacDonald) and Something for Doc (Matt Kakaley) played leapfrog on the
lead around a :27.2 opening quarter-mile.
"Doc" found a :55.3 intermission as Electrofire, sitting sixth, was
the first to move. He wound up third-over behind Here We Go Again (George
Brennan) and Saint William A (Larry Stalbaum) as Something for Doc found a
1:23.4 three-quarters.
The leader had a length-and-a-quarter advantage into the lane, but the walls
were closing in. Electrofire was wide and strong, closing from sixth and
winning by a length-and-a-half in 1:52.4. Second went to Saint William A, with
a rallying Great Vintage (Eric Goodell) third. Something for Doc and Here We Go
Again rounded out the payees.
For reformed claimer
Electrofire, a 6-year-old son of Electric Stena co-owned by West Wins Stable
& Dave Miller and trained by Casie Coleman, he returned $5.50 for his
second win in three seasonal starts. The exacta paid $28, with the triple
returning $255.
Sears, by the way, sublet the winner's circle the past three nights to the tune
of 14 winners (four Thursday, five each Friday and Saturday).
