BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, March 11, 2014 – Yonkers Raceway’s stakes season
continued Tuesday night, with the opening round of the Sagamore Hill Pacing
Series.
The annual tribute to Teddy Roosevelt, for 3- and 4-year-old gentlemen who
are/were non-winners of four races and/or $40,000 through last Dec. 1, offered
up eight, $12,500 divisions.
Turns out that the last division (Touchdown Mindale) was also the swiftest
(1:53.3), with the entire list of winners as such…
--Artist Night,g,4 (by American Ideal);
co-owners (as Burke Racing) trainer Ron Burke,Weaver Bruscemi,Howard
Taylor/driver George Brennan; 1:54/$3.20;
--Sir Michigan Z Tam,g,4 (by Somebeachsomewhere); co-owners
(trainer/driver) Pat Lachance,M&M Harness Racing,Ira Rosenblum;
1:55.4/$4.10;
--Rocks N Bonds,g,4 (by Rocknroll Hanover); owner Kostas Tsanakos/trainer Ivan
Llopez/driver Eric Abbatiello; 1:55.1/$4.60;
--A Stitch in Time,g,4 (by Kent’s on Nuke); owner A Piece of the
Action/trainer Lou Pena/driver Brian Sears; 1:54.1/$2.10;
--I Dream a Dream,g,4 (by Western Ideal); co-owners Lomangino Standardbreds,Leo
Lomangino/trainer-driver Lachance; (life-best) 1:54/$18.60;
--Ashley’s Husband,g,4 (by Henry Clay); owner W J Donovan/trainer Kyle
Spagnola/driver Jordan Derue; 1:56.1/$2.50;
--K-Lee’s Shakenbake,g,4 (by Raycer Thad); co-owners Martin Scharf,David
Linker/trainer Darren Cassar/driver Ron Pierce; 1:54.4/$3;
--Touchdown Mindale,g,4 (by Always a Virgin); co-owners Erv Miller Stb,Harvey
Eisman,Leland & Owen Mathias/trainer Nick Surick/driver Marcus Miller;
1:53.3/$22.40.
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.
