YONKERS,
NY, Monday, April 15, 2013--Yonkers Raceway played host to a perfect pairing
Monday night, as the tandem of driver George Brennan and trainer Gilberto
Garcia-Herrera combined to win with all five of the latter's starters.
Uilleann ($15.40), a professional maiden after 23 career starts, finally found
her way off the schneid with a 1:54.4 victory in the $15,000, first-race pace.
The 3-year-old daughter of McArdle, owned by JMF Racing LLC, won by
half-length.
Driver-trainer completed a $36.20 early double when favored Nowerland Firebird
($4.60) beat the boys, wiring the $10,000, second-race trot (1:58.1). The lass
is co-owned by Garcia-Herrera and Michi Abday.
Benn's Sure Thing ($3) was a popular, going-the-distance winner in the $10,000,
sixth-race trot (1:59.3) for the same co-ownership combo as Nowerland Firebird.
Brennan and Garcia-Herrera prevailed with pocket-sitting Glass Prince ($5.20)
in the $19,000, seventh-race pace (season's-best 1:53.4). Like Uilleann,
Glass Prince is owned by JMF Racing LLC. He is now 3-for-7 this season.
We the People ($20) overcame a long mile from the eight-hole, picking off 4-5
choice Oil Magnet (Matt Kakaley) and winning the $21,000, 10th-race pace by a neck
(1:53.3). It was an ownership triple for JMF Racing and the second consecutive
victory for We the People.
For the record, Brennan had four other drives Monday night, but did not win any
of them.
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.
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