FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, February 16,
2018—Tepid choice Safe from Terror (Eric Goodell, $5.80) was safe from her
seven rivals Friday night (Feb. 16th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s
$40,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
Wanting no part of an early pocket, Safe
from Terror—from assigned post position No. 2—took over from pole-given Juxta
Cowgirl (Mark MacDonald) in what turned out to a paceless race.
Early intervals of :28 and :57.3 gave Safe
from Terror the hammer, and she not above using it. Jewel Lehigh A tried it
first-up from third, offering a mild bid in and out of a 1:26.1 three-quarters.
Motu Moonbeam N (George Brennan) was behind that one, not getting close to the
leader, either.
Safe from Terror, with a length-and-a-half
lead into the lane, never saw a serious threat. She won by a length in 1:55.2.
Juxta Cowgirl did grab second as the 34-1 rank outsider, with a ground-saving
All About Madi (Dan Dube), Jewel Lehigh A and Sell a Bit N (Jordan Stratton)
settling for the balance.
For Safe from
Terror, a 6-year-old daughter of Western Terror owned by Big Bad DT Racing and
trained by Rob Harmon, it was her second win in five seasonal starts. The
exacta paid $98.50, the triple returned $898 and the superfecta paid $4,314.
