YONKERS, NY, Tuesday, May 27, 2014—Standout
statebred All Bets Off drew right smack in the middle, landing post position
No. 4 for Saturday night’s $300,000 final of Yonkers Raceway’s Art Rooney Pace.
This is the 24th edition of
the Rooney. The premier event for 3-year-olds was inaugurated in 1989, a year
after the passing of Art Rooney Sr.
(Author’s aside…in last week’s elim
story, I inadvertently referred this as the 23rd Rooney. After
recounting on fingers and toes, it is indeed the 24th. My bad.)
Saturday’s final goes as the 11th
race (approximate post of 11 PM) on a 13-race card, with first post at the
usual 7:10 PM.
All Bets Off, a son of Bettor’s Delight
co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Frank Baldachino,
Panhellenic Stables and Rosemary Shelswell, he is 2-for-3 this season. With
Matt Kakaley driving—as he’s doing Saturday—All Bets Off comfortably won the
second of last week’s two $40,000 elimination races, going down the road in
1:52.3.
Stevensville, himself a wire-to-wire
winner (1:53) in the last weekend’s other elim, landed post No. 6 for the
final…he same starting venue from a week ago. Tim Tetrick again takes a seat
for co-owner/trainer Ray Schnittker.
After the race was drawn,
Thereisapaceforus, who had drawn the pylons, was scratched. That moved Maxi Bon
from the “also eligible” list into the race and inside his seven rivals. That
also forced Maxi Bon and Gold Rocks, both trained by Tony Alagna to race
coupled (common ownership).
Alagna’s third horse, Bondi Hanover,
goes as a distinct wagering interest (bona fide separate ownership).
The new and improved field for the final
of the Rooney, with declared drivers…
1-Maxi Bon (Jason Bartlett), 2-Bondi
Hanover (Bartlett also listed), 3-Gold Rocks (George Brennan), 4-All Bets Off
(Matt Kakaley), 5-Some Playa (Brennan also listed), 6-Stevensville (Tim
Tetrick), 7-Unlocked (Brent Holland), 8-Ideal Fashion (Jordan Stratton).
Maxi Bon and Gold Rocks are coupled (see above), Some Playa is a gelding, while
Forty Five Red is the only also eligible.
The $124,744 final of the Lismore, for
3-year-old fillies, goes as the 9th race (approximate post 10:20 PM)
drew as such…
1—Also Encouraging (Kakaley), 2-It Was
Fascination (Scott Zeron), 3-Bettor Business (Dan Dube), 4-Tyra (Tetrick),
5-Southwind Silence (Brennan), 6-Rusty’s Bliss (Bartlett), 7-Gentlemen’s
Delight (Kakaley also listed), 8-Palm Beach (Kakaley also listed). Note
that JK Molly and A Little Starstruk are the also eligibles.
Program changes shall be updated when
finalized.
After Saturday’s stakes program, live
racing/evening simulcasting is on hiatus until Friday, June 13th.
Yonkers offers afternoon simulcasting daily, including the June 7th
Belmont Stakes (first post 11:35 AM).
