BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Monday, February 12, 2018—He
came. He saw. He conquered. Thrice.
Driver Billy Dobson celebrated Abe
Lincoln’s 209th birthday Monday night (Feb. 12th) with a
honest-to-goodness memorable Yonkers Raceway performance.
The Saratoga standout came downstate for
three drives, resulting in three off-the-pace wins…even if one was behind a
trotter.
Said trotter was Western Credit ($14.60),
who reeled in a stubborn fave Aruba Vacation late in the $7,500 second race.
The margin as neck in 1:58.1.
Next, a last-to-first Stonedust ($41.60),
overcoming the eight-hole in the $10,000, third-race pace (1:56.2). The
4-year-old Sagebrush gelding was making just a seventh career start.
Dobson’s three-fer was completed in the
$17,000, seventh-race pace, pouncing after a contested battle to prevail with
Gussy’s Dragon ($10.20) in 1:55.3. ‘Gussy’ held off 8-5 choice Queen Josephine
by a scant nose.
Donald Billings trained Western Credit,
who turned out to be a one start rent-a-trotter, while Monica Krist trained
both Stonedust and Gussy’s Dragon.
