BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, April 28,
2018—Jason Bartlett won a full one-third of Yonkers Raceway’s dozen races
Saturday night (Apr. 28th), including the co-featured $40,000 Open
Handicap Trot with favored Fearless Man ($4.50).
Forwardly-placed from assigned—and
moist—post position No. 4, Fearless Man made the first lead. He then gave it up
to lass Charmed Life (Dan Dube) right at a 27-second opening quarter-mile. The
latter continued through subsequent of intervals of :57.3 and 1:26.3, with 32-1
Crazshana (Brent Holland) supplying some unwanted company.
Charmed Life owned a length lead into the
lane, but tired and bore out enough to allow Fearless Man to through the side
door. That one whipped a second-up Mostinterestingman (Larry Stalbaum) by a
length in 1:56.2. Charmed Life saved the bottom of the ticket, with In Secret
(George Brennan) and Crazshana coming away with the minor awards.
For Fearless Man, an 8-year-old Elegant Man gelding trained
by Andrew Harris for co-owners Rick Zeron Stables, Murray Greenfield, Noblock
and Cool Cat Racing, it was his fourth win in a dozen seasonal starts. The
exacta paid $63, with the triple returning $281.
The evening’s $40,000 Open Handicap Pace was won by wagering
choice Windsong Leo (Brennan, $5.10) in a down-the-road 1:53.2.
Back to Bartlett, who swept a popular $13.80 early daily
double with faves P H Supercam ($4.10) in 1:53.2 and Bell I No ($4.50) in 1:53.
He also bookended ended the card with Perfect Bet ($20.80) in the 12th-race
finale (1:52.4).
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