YONKERS, NY, Saturday, February 23, 2013 --Our Cullenscrown N (Brian Sears,
three winners on the 12-race card) continued his form spree Saturday
night, winning Yonkers Raceway $28,000 moist, winners-over pace.
Leaving from post position No. 4, Our Cullenscrown N sat as Report for Duty N
(George Brennan) left around pole-sitting Roadway (Jim Pantaleano) before
a :28.1 opening quarter-mile 1:55.1
Stonehouse Adam (Matt Kakaley), as the 13-10 favorite, then attempted
to take over the throttle, but was rebuffed coming to the :56.4
intermission. Our Cullenscrown N then slipped out to catch his parked-out
tow moving toward the 1:25.4 three-quarters.
Report for Duty N was holding sway--desperately--in and out of the final turn,
but was about to get gobbled up. Roadway ducked inside and Our
Cullenscrown N went wide, with wide prevailing by a head in a
"good" 1:55.1. Village Beat (Jason Bartlett) grabbed the bottom
of the ticket at 54-1, with Stonehouse Adam and Real Flight (Jordan
Stratton) grabbing the remainder.
For Our Cullenscrown N, a 7-year-old Down Under Christian Cullen gelding owned
by Muscara Racing Trust and trained by Darren Cassar, he returned $5.10 (second
choice) for his third win (with a pair of seconds) in five seasonal starts. The
exacta paid $33, with the triple returning $499.
Though he did not win the feature, Kakaley won just about everythig
else....as in a six-pack, with five trained by Ron Burke.
Driver and trainer teamed in the first four races, getting the gravy with
Pontiac Luck ($5) in the $18,000, pacing opener (1:54.2), Outrageous Art
($3.20, $9.60 double) in the $18,000, second-race pace (1:55), Morgan Shark
($3.20) in the $18,000, third-race pace (1:56.3) and Sky Mesa ($4.10) in the
$18,000, fourth-race pace (1:57).
Kakaley and Burke then won the $32,000, eighth-race pace with Major Belle
($3.60) in the $26,000, eighth-race pace (1:56.2).
Kakaley's lone non-Burke win was behind the Cassar-trained Talktomecourage N
($6.30) in the $21,000, seventh-race pace (1:56).
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.
