FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, November 10,
2017—Pocketed fave Newborn Sassy (Tim Tetrick, $4.40) was up late Friday night
(Nov. 10th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $50,000 Filly and Mare Open
Handicap Pace.
In play from a rare good getaway (post
position No. 3), Newborn Sassy made the first lead. She then gave it up to
Regil Elektra (Jason Bartlett) before a 28-second opening quarter-mile.
After a :57.4 intermission, company
arrived in the form of one of the race’s pair of fillies, Clear Idea (Mark
MacDonald). The former New York Sire Stakes standout took out of fifth,
engaging the leader in and out of a 1:26 three-quarters.
Regil Elektra grudgingly disposed of that
one, taking a length lead into the lane. However, Newborn Sassy then ducked in
and went by, the margin three-quarters of a length in 1:54.4. Mackenzie A
(Jordan Stratton) rallied from last to snap Clear Idea for third, with Diva’s
Image (Jon Bongiorno) picking off the final pay envelope.
For ‘Sassy,’
a 4-year-old daughter of Western Ideal co-owned by Jo Ann Looney-King & CC
Racing and trained by Jim King Jr., it was her eighth win in 16 seasonal
starts. The exacta (two wagering choices) paid $13.40, with the triple
returning $128.50.
