BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Monday, November 24, 2018—‘Twas a dark and stormy Saturday night (Nov. 25th),
except for George Brennan.
Brennan won five
of Yonkers Raceway’s dozen races, including the pair of $44,000 Open Handicap
Paces.
He and Always at
My Place ($6.70) tracked down a clear, 7-5 favorite Bettor Memories
(Jason Bartlett) late, winning the boys’ featured pace in a soggy 1:53.2. The
latter had taken the lead, disposing of early leader Techtor Hanover (Jordan
Stratton) down the backside.
However, Always at
My Place, from post position No. 5, made up two lengths in the lane, the final
margin a head. It was 45-1 Soho Lennon A (Tyler Buter) third, with
Theartofconfusion A (Brent Holland) and Great Vintage (Jim Marohn Jr.) coming
away with the remainder.
For second choice
Always at My Place, a 7-year-old Down Under Bettor’s Delight gelding co-owned
(as Burke Racing (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi, Larry Karr and Phil
Collura, it was his ninth win in 28 seasonal starts (career 46-for-136, $1.048
million). The exacta paid $21.20, the triple returned $164 and the superfecta
paid $542.
The girls’ marquee
pace saw Brennan, Burke and a two-moving Monica Gallagher ($11.40) prevail in
1:54.3. Into a three-hole from post No. 6, ‘Monica’ went up and over a stopping
Call Me Queen Be (Joe Bongiorno), then opened a couple of lengths in the lane.
Monica Gallagher
whipped 17-10 choice Lispatty (Buter) by that same margin, with Keystone Wanda
(Marohn Jr.), Medusa (Holland) and Scandalicious (Stratton) settling for
the minors.
For fourth choice Monica Gallagher, a
4-year-old Mach Three miss co-owned by her trainer and Weaver Bruscemi, it was
her ninth win in 22 ’18 tries. The exacta paid $39, the triple returned $146.50
and the superfecta paid $508.
Burke had three
winners, though Rene Allard whipped him with four.
It’s a quick
turnaround for the Raceway, which is back at it again Sunday (Nov. 25th)
with a first post of 11:10 AM.
