BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Monday, May 14, 2018—Ten
3-year-old guys—six colts and four geldings—were entered for Yonkers Raceway’s
Art Rooney Pace.
The 28th Rooney begins with a
pair of $40,000 elimination races this Saturday night (May 19tt),
each a five-to-eliminate-one affair. Those go as races 6 and 8 during the
10-race card, with the first quartet in each returning for next Saturday
night’s (May 26th) $300,000 final.
Rooney 1st elim (6th
race)… 1-Jimtastic (Jason Bartlett), 2-Major Authority (Bartlett also listed),
3-Decoy (Dave Miller), 4-Matinee Fashion (George Brennan), 5-Minnie Vinnie (Tim
Tetrick).
Rooney 2nd elim (8th
race)…1- Trump Nation (Bartlett), 2-Kwik Talkin’ (Jordan Stratton), 3-
Springsteen (Brian Sears), 4- Babes Dig Me (Brett Miller), 5- Handsoffmychips
(Sears also listed).
Handsoffmychips, Major Authority, Matinee
Fashion and Minnie Vinnie are the geldings of the group.
The companion event to the Rooney, the
Lismore Pace, offers nine 3-year-old young ladies. That number necessitated a
larger game of ‘musical chairs,’ with all the fillies in one tidy $20,000
elimination. That elim is the fifth race, with the first octet going after
$111,444 in the Saturday, May 26th final.
The single elim drew out as such…1-Python
Blue Chip (Brennan), 2-Krushed Apple (Dave Miller), 3-Solitary (Brent Holland),
4-Jewels Forreal (Brennan also listed), 5-Pass Line Bluechip (Bartlett),
6-Believe in Me (Sears), 7-Reign on Me (Brett Miller), 8-Alexa’s Power
(Tetrick), 9-Checkered Past (Mark MacDonald).
Note that Python Blue Chip, Jewels Forreal
and Reign on Me are coupled (intersecting owner/trainer), as are Krushed Apple
and Believe in Me are also partnered (common ownership).
Changes for these races shall be made
Tuesday (May 15th)
First post Saturday is the usual 6:50 PM.
