BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Saturday, December 15, 2018—A night after Brent Holland won four races, Jason
Bartlett did him one better.
Bartlett took down
half of Yonkers Raceway’s 10-race Saturday night (Dec. 14th) card,
including the $44,000 Open Handicap Pace with a two-moving Bettor Memories
($11).
Away third from
post position No. 6, Bettor Memories saw 8-5 fave Gokudo Hanover (Dan Dube)
lead through early intervals of :26.3 and :56.1.
Bettor Memories
was out to engage approaching the 1:24.1 three-quarters, taking over early in
the lane. Christen Me N (Matt Kakaley), who protected the pocket at the outset,
slid out with dead aim, but could not reach.
Bettor Memories
prevailed by three-quarters of a length in 1:52.2. The Real One (Jordan
Stratton) snapped a tiring Gokudo Hanover for third, with Caviart Luca (George
Brennan) picking off the final pay envelope
For fourth choice
Bettor Memories, a 5-year-old Bettor’s Delight gelding owned by Gus Dovi and
trained by Nifty Norman, it was his sixth win in 28 seasonal starts. The exacta
paid $36, the triple returned $103 and the superfecta paid $293.50.
Saturday night’s
Pick 5 wager, which began with a carryover in excess of $2,200 and a $10,000
guaranteed pool, attracted $17,696 of new investments. After takeout, that left
an approximate pool of $15,530, with each correct 50-cent wager (6/7/3/6/2)
returning $1,194.50.
The Raceway wraps
its 2018 season with a ‘French’ Sunday matinee (Dec. 16th, first
post 11:45 AM). The ‘New York, New York Double’ goes as Aqueduct’s first race
(post time 12:20 PM) and Yonkers’ fourth race (post time 1 PM).
