YONKERS,
NY, Saturday, February 2, 2013--Millionaire Annies’westerncard (Matt Kakaley)
charged from first-up Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $35,000 Open
Handicap Pace.
Leaving from post position No. 5, he watched the early floor show as inside
assignee Nob Hill High (Brian Sears) seated both Here We Go Again (Eric
Goodell) and Rockin' Robert (Jordan Stratton).
While that was going on, Roadway (George Brennan) negated his eight-hole,
working his way to the lead after a :27.3 opening quarter-mile. It was a
57-second intermission before Annie’sweswesterncard moved from sixth. He
engaged Roadway in earnest after a 1:25.2 three-quarters, putting his foe away
soon thereafter.
"Annie," as the 3-2 choice, took a three-quarter length lead into the
lane, then took off. He widened to 2 3/4 lengths at the wire, which he found in
1:53.3. Second went to Nob Hill High, with a rallying Whackamole Hanover (Brent
Holland), Silent Swing (Mark MacDonald) and Here We Go Again completing the
cashers.
For Annie’swesterncard, a 7-year-old Western Hanover gelding co-owned (as Burke
Racing) by trainer Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi, M1 and Panhellenic
Stables, he returned $5 for his first win in three seasonal starts. The exacta
paid $20.40, with the triple returning $221.
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.
