BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Friday, November 2, 2018—Tepid favorite Rockstar Angel A (Eric Goodell, $5.30)
continued her form spree Friday night (Nov. 2nd), winning Yonkers
Raceway’s moist $44,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
From outside post
position No. 5 (in one notch after a defection), Rockstar Angel was stuffed
into a pocket behind Medusa (Jason Bartlett) as that one led through intervals
of :27, :56.3 and 1:25.4.
Rockstar Angel A
was out to engage by the three-quarters, finally disposing of Medusa early in
the lane. She then widened to win by 2¼ lengths in 1:54.2. Sophomore
statebred Alexis Faith (Brian Sears) was second, with Keystone Wanda (Jim
Marohn Jr.)—who broke late—surviving an inquiry to stay third.
Medusa faded to
fourth, with Angel’s Pride (Brent Holland) distanced after jumping it off
early.
For Rockstar Angel
A, a 6-year-old Down Under daughter of Rocknroll Hanover owned by Northfork
Racing Stable and trained by Chris Oakes, it was her 10th win (third
consecutive) in 26 seasonal starts The exacta paid $25, with triple and
superfecta wagering refunded due to the short field size.
The Raceway is
offering full-card Breeders’ Cup wagering Saturday (Nov. 3rd),
opening at 10 AM in advance of Churchill Downs’ first post of 10:45 AM. Empire
Terrace lunch reservations may be made at (914) 457-2454.
