BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Saturday, June 30, 2018—Barimah A (Brent Holland, $25) did it first-up Saturday
night (June 30th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s featured $44,000 Open
Handicap Pace.
Making the first
lead from assigned post position No. 2 in the field of a half-dozen, Barimah A
then gave it up to the outside numbers. Even-money favorite Always at My Place
(George Brennan) strung out second choice Bit of a Legend N (Dan Dube), the
second choice parked into the second turn past a :26.4 opening quarter-mile to
take over.
Bit of a Legend N did rate a 30-second next interval (:56.4 intermission)
before Barimah A was out from third. Capozzo (Jason Bartlett) chased that one,
with Great Vintage (Mark MacDonald) working from third-over.
Bit of a Legend N led though a 1:24.2 three-quarters, but Barimah A was about
to wear him down. The pursuer went by early in the lane, then held off Capozzo
by three-quarters of a length in 1:52. Bit of a Legend N held third, with Great
Vintage and Always at My Place reduced to the minors.
Theartofconfusion A (Mike Simons) received lovely parting
gifts.
For fifth choice
Barimah A, an 8-year-old Bettor’s Delight gelding owned by Boss Racing USA and
trained by Paul Blumenfeld, it was his sixth win in in 16 seasonal starts. The
exacta paid $129, the triple returned $476.50 and the superfecta paid
$2,027.
Reminder the First of July’s Sunday ‘French’ matinee goes at 12:40 PM, with the
first four races going as the added-distance, overflow-field trots.
