BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, February 1, 2014--Money Twitch A (Eric Carlson) kept the
form spree going Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway $33,000 Open Pace.
Unhurried from post position No. 4, Money Twitch A saw both Muscle Beachboy
(Eric Goodell) and Dallenbach Hanover (Larry Stalbaum) take early shots.
When they settled, it was 1-2 favorite Hypnotic Blue Chip (Jason Bartlett)--who
won the draw--quarter-moving from third. "Hypnotic", unseen here
since December of 2012, made the lead after a cheap, 28-second opening
quarter-mile.
After a :56.3 intermission, invading Dovuto Hanover (Ron Pierce) edged from
fourth, but he was essentially pacing in place. Meanwhile, Hypnotic Blue Chip
seemed in control at the 1:24.3 three-quarters.
The people's choice owned a length-and-a-quarter lead into the lane...before
the wheels (figuratively) fell off the sulky. Dovuto Hanover found a new life,
helping the cause of a second-up Money Twitch A and a third-over Fat Man's
Alley (Matt Kakaley).
They fanned out wide and wider, with Money Twitch A schnozzing Fat Man's Alley
in 1:53. Third went to Dovuto Hanover, with a tiring Hypnotic Blue Chip and
Lumberjack Willie (Jordan Stratton) settling for the minor spoils.
For Money Twitch A, a 9-year-old Down Under Life Sign gelding owned by William
Emmons and trained by Heidi Rohr, he returned $18 (fourth choice) for his third
win in four seasonal starts. The exacta paid $65, with the triple returning
$302.50.
The feature race was about the only thing Pierce did not win, since he left
with six victories on the dozen-race card (eight in his rare, two-night Westchester
stay).
Saturday’s 12-race handle was $1,105,830, a second
consecutive seven-figure night and third of 2014.
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 daily.
