YONKERS,
NY, Monday, February 18, 2013--If Brian Sears isn't careful, he could make a
living at this.
Sears, fresh off a six-pick of Yonkers Raceway's wins (including half a
dead-heat) Saturday night, rolled a seven during Monday's 12-race Presidents'
Night program.
Driving in each and every race, he picked up right where left off, throwing down
the gauntlet in four of the evening's first five forays.
Death-and-taxes Going Native ($2.20) wired the $9,000, pacing opener (1:55.1)
before Double it Up ($5.30) aired in the $11,000, third-race pace (1:53.4). It
was Fast and Feisty ($6.30) sticking his nose out at just the right moment in
the $12,000, fourth-race pace (1:56.2) and K Slater ($6.80) overcoming the
eight-hole (1:54.1) to win the $15,000, fifth-race pace.
Win No. 5 came behind odds-on Glass Pack ($3.80) in the $17,000, eighth-race
pace (1:54) and No. 6 with the freshly-claimed Go West Lucky Cam ($4.80) in the
$19,000, 10th-race pace (1:53.3) before Sears concluded his winner’s circle
welcome wagon with prohibitive choice B J's Guy ($3.40) in the $17,000, 11th-race
pace (1:54.1).
Sears began the night leading the local driver standings with 63 wins while
getting his picture taken at a nearly 27 percent clip.
For the record, Sears' remaining Monday drives resulted in a second-place finish,
a breaker, a sixth, another sixth and getting photoed for the glory in the 12th-race
finale.
The Raceway's five-night-per-week live schedule continues, 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.
