BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, June 13,
2014—Yonkers Raceway’s Friday night $44,000 Open Handicap Trot was won by the
greatest of ease by odds-on favorite Coraggioso (Brian Sears, $3.10).
In one notch after what figured to be
his toughest challenger came up ill, Coraggioso—from post position No,
7—settled in fourth as invading Rossini (Jordan Stratton) slogged through flat
sub-sections of 28 seconds and 58
seconds.
Coraggioso
eased out, gradually gaining on the leader in and out of a 1:26.3
three-quarters.
Rossini was
about to surrender to the people’s choice early stretch and Coraggioso widened
from there. The final margin was 2¾ lengths in 1:55.1. Awesome Valley (Eric
Goodell) snatched second at 30-1, with Rossini, Tall cotton (George Brennan)
and Hoorayforvacation (Eric Carlson) rounded out the payees.
For Coraggioso, a 5-year-old
homebred/statebred son of Conway Hall co-owned by Tom Durkin & Joe Spadaro,
and trained by Julie Miller, he returned $4 for his sixth win in 14 seasonal
starts (20-for-45 in his career). The exacta paid $45.80, with the triple
returning $192.
Note that Saturday’s Pick 5 (50-cent base wager, races 5 through 9) shall offer a $10,000 guaranteed pool, spiced with a $2,223 carryover.
Note that Saturday’s Pick 5 (50-cent base wager, races 5 through 9) shall offer a $10,000 guaranteed pool, spiced with a $2,223 carryover.
The Raceway's five-night-per-week live schedule is back in business, 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.
