BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, April 25,
2014—Super Manning (Matt Kakaley) took advantage of a late-race rest stop
Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $38,000 Open Handicap Trot.
In no particular hurry from post
position No. 5, Super Manning’s job became easier when 8-5 choice Coraggioso
(Brian Sears) jumped it off leaving and went off the course. That allowed
eight-hole assignee DW’s NY Yank (George Brennan) to work around 60-1
He’sgotlegs (Larry Stalbaum) before a 28-second opening quarter-mile.
The leader, a perfect 6-for-6 here this
season entering this race, then rated a :57.4 intermission before Super Manning
began his stroll from sixth. He was able to grab a breather when the longshot
in the pocket dropped anchor before a 1:26.4 three-quarters.
“DW” opened a couple of lengths entering
the lane, with Super Manning again taking up the chase. He chased, then caught,
the leader, wining by a measured neck in 1:55. Third—4½ lengths away--went to
Backstreet Hanover (Tyler Buter), with Blacktuxwhitesocks (Jordan Stratton) and
Fortunista (Eric Carlson) coming away with the lesser pay envelopes.
For second choice Super Manning, a
6-year-old Diamond Goal homebred owned by Joseph Pennacchio and trained by
Kevin Carr, he returned $6.10 for his second win in 10 seasonal starts. The
exacta paid $18.40, with the triple returning $63.
Saturday night’s million-dollar stakes
program is led by North America’s two richest races of the season to date, the
Raceway’s $567,000 final of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series (11th
race) and the $371,400 final of the Blue Chip Matchmaker (9th race).
The field for the Levy (approximate post
time 10:55 PM)…. 1-Sapphire City (Eric Carlson, 15-1), 2-P H Supercam (Jason
Bartlett, 5-1), 3-Foiled Again (Yannick Gingras, 3-5), 4-Texican N (Brian
Sears, 20-1), 5-Apprentice Hanover (Jody Jamieson, 8-1), 6-Bettor’s Edge
(George Brennan, 3-5), 7-Dancin’ Yankee (Ron Pierce, 5-1), 8-Mach it So (Tim
Tetrick, 5-1).
Note P H Supercam/Mach it So race as a
Bamond Racing owned-P J Fraley trained entry, while Foiled Again/Bettor’s Edge
race as a Ron Burke owned-trained entry. Foiled Again—subject of the night’s
T-shirt giveaway--and his $6.1 million career bankroll are going for a Levy
title hat trick.
The Matchmaker (approximate post 10:05
PM) goes as such…1-Somwherovarainbow (Sears, 9-6), 2-Yagonnakissmeornot (Dan
Dube, 8-5), 3-Rocklamation (Gingras, 5-1), 4-Anndrovette (Tetrick, 3-1),
5-Krispy Apple (Bartlett, 3-1), 6-Feeling You (Tyler Buter, 10-1), 7-Angel’s
Delight (Brennan, 15-1), 8-Summertime Lea (Matt Kakaley, 5-1).
Note Rocklamation/Summertime Lea race as
a Ron Burke owned-trained entry, while Anndrovette/Krispy Apple race as a
Bamond Racing/Davino-owned, P J Fraley trained entry.
A pair of series consolations, worth
$100,000 (Levy) and $75,000 (Matchmaker), go as races 8 and 10, respectively.
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.
