BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, September 20, 2013--Yonkers Raceway Friday night hosted
the $227,488 New York Sire Stakes Lew Barasch Trot for 2-year-old colts and
geldings.
Two, five-horse divisions--at $113,744 each--made up the event, which honored
the memory of the iconic Hall of Fame harness publicist from the sport's golden
age. Many of "Tootie's" family, including his wife, Bunny, and
friends were on hand for winner's circle presentations.
The first event that if the camera doesn't lie, in this case it doesn't
separate, either. An old-fashioned "heater" between Flyhawk El Durado
(Mark MacDonald) and even-money favorite Credit Fashion (Brian Sears). The
former, from post position No. 2, led the latter--from post No. 3--through
intervals of :30.1, 1:00.0 and 1:30.2.
However, Credit Fashion made up a couple of lengths in the lane to match
"El Durado" on the money in 1:58.3. The other three entrants broke,
with JS Trotting Bob (Jim Morrill Jr.) recovering the grab third.
As for the co-stars, third choice Flyhawk El Durado ($3.80 in sharing the win),
a Conway Hall colt trained by Mark Ford for owner Martin Scharf, he's now
5-for-8 after a third consecutive win. Credit Fashion ($2.50 in sharing the
win), a son of Credit Winner trained by Jim Campbell for owner Fashion Farms,
it was his fourth win in nine seasonal starts.
The exacta paid $8.80 (Flyhawk El Durado first) and $5.80 (Credit Fashion
first), respectively. There was no triple wagering due to the abbreviated
assemblage
The second grouping had odds-on Cash Me Out (Mickey McGivern) lead from the
pole and from the start (:30.4, 1:00.3, 1:29.4, 1:59.3). Bearing out a bit
through the lane, he nonetheless defeated a sharp, debuting Expressive Action
(Sears) by three-quarters of length, with General Bill Brown (Morrill) third.
For Cash Me Out, a son of Cash Hall trained by Cheryl McGivern for owner
Traylor Racing, has four wins and two seconds in seven seasonal starts (only
board blemish a first-placed-fifth at Saratoga last week). The exacta
paid $17.20, while, again, there was no triple wagering.
Friday night’s pair of $37,000 Open Handicaps were won by …
Filly and Mare Pace, a from-last Hula’s
Z Tam (Pat Lachance, $17) in 1:53.4)
Trot, Can I Say (Dan Dube, $8.50)
in 1:56.2, now 5-for-5 locally.
The
$1.8 million New York Night of Champions, with eight, $225,000 sire stakes
finals comprising the richest night of racing in the state, is set for
Saturday, Sept. 28. Post positions shall be drawn Tuesday afternoon.
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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