FIVE-HOLERS LONG LIVE ROCK, MONEY MAVEN WIN SATURDAY 40G CO-FEATURES

BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway

YONKERS, NY, Saturday, March 10, 2018—It was Double Nickel Saturday night (March 10^th), with five-holers Long Live Rock (Dan Dube, $6.20) and Money Maven (Jordan Stratton, $28.20) winning Yonkers Raceway’s co-featured $40,000 Open Handicaps.

Long  Live Rock, from that assigned post position No. 5 in the weekly adult pace, worked out a second-over trip behind an out-the-mile Chumlee A (Larry Stalbaum).

Chumlee A, ordered outside his seven rivals, steadily advanced toward 9-5 choice Texas Terror N (Greg Merton) as that one led through intervals of :27.1, :56.4 and 1:25.1.  Texas Terror N owned a diminishing lead in and out of the final turn, with Lone Live Rock closing in.

The latter did get to the former, winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.4, matching a season’s-best effort. A seam-slipping Soho Lennon A (Stratton) just missed second, with Chumlee A and Killer Martini (George Brennan) rounding out the payees, the entire octet separated by just 2¾ lengths at the wire.  

For second choice Long Live Rock, a 9-year-old Rocknroll Hanover gelding owned and trained by Rene Allard, it was his second win in four seasonal starts. The exacta paid $14.60, with the triple returning $67.50.

Any number of Saturday’s high-end pacing participants were prepping for the onset of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series, which begins next Saturday night (March 17^th).

The week’s marque trot saw Money Maven, from that post No. 5, easily go up and over early leader (:28.4, :58) In Secret (Brennan).  The eight-baller, as the tepid 2-1 choice, had moved to the lead around lone lass NF Happenstance (Jack Parker Jr.).

Back to Money Maven, who made the lead right at the 1:27 three-quarters and opened a length-and-a-quarter in the lane. He widened to three lengths at the wire in season’s-best 1:56.1. Always a Good Time (Dube) and Mostinerestingman (Stalbaum) chased home the winner, while a shuffled NF Happenstance and Zooming (Matt Kakaley) settled for the minors. In Secret faded to sixth.  

For sixth choice Money Maven, a 9-year-old Revenue S gelding owned by Kapildeo Singh and trained by Julie Miller, it was second win in six ’18 tries. The exacta paid $202, with the triple returning $918.

Sunday matinees resume March 18^th, with first post TBA.

FIVE-HOLERS LONG LIVE ROCK, MONEY MAVEN WIN SATURDAY 40G CO-FEATURES

BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway

YONKERS, NY, Saturday, March 10, 2018—It was Double Nickel Saturday night (March 10^th), with five-holers Long Live Rock (Dan Dube, $6.20) and Money Maven (Jordan Stratton, $28.20) winning Yonkers Raceway’s co-featured $40,000 Open Handicaps.

Long  Live Rock, from that assigned post position No. 5 in the weekly adult pace, worked out a second-over trip behind an out-the-mile Chumlee A (Larry Stalbaum).

Chumlee A, ordered outside his seven rivals, steadily advanced toward 9-5 choice Texas Terror N (Greg Merton) as that one led through intervals of :27.1, :56.4 and 1:25.1.  Texas Terror N owned a diminishing lead in and out of the final turn, with Lone Live Rock closing in.

The latter did get to the former, winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.4, matching a season’s-best effort. A seam-slipping Soho Lennon A (Stratton) just missed second, with Chumlee A and Killer Martini (George Brennan) rounding out the payees, the entire octet separated by just 2¾ lengths at the wire.  

For second choice Long Live Rock, a 9-year-old Rocknroll Hanover gelding owned and trained by Rene Allard, it was his second win in four seasonal starts. The exacta paid $14.60, with the triple returning $67.50.

Any number of Saturday’s high-end pacing participants were prepping for the onset of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series, which begins next Saturday night (March 17^th).

The week’s marque trot saw Money Maven, from that post No. 5, easily go up and over early leader (:28.4, :58) In Secret (Brennan).  The eight-baller, as the tepid 2-1 choice, had moved to the lead around lone lass NF Happenstance (Jack Parker Jr.).

Back to Money Maven, who made the lead right at the 1:27 three-quarters and opened a length-and-a-quarter in the lane. He widened to three lengths at the wire in season’s-best 1:56.1. Always a Good Time (Dube) and Mostinerestingman (Stalbaum) chased home the winner, while a shuffled NF Happenstance and Zooming (Matt Kakaley) settled for the minors. In Secret faded to sixth.  

For sixth choice Money Maven, a 9-year-old Revenue S gelding owned by Kapildeo Singh and trained by Julie Miller, it was second win in six ’18 tries. The exacta paid $202, with the triple returning $918.

Sunday matinees resume March 18^th, with first post TBA.