BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Saturday, December 8, 2018—Odds-on Weona Sizzler A (Jordan Stratton, $2.90)
made a successful first trip to the adult table Saturday night (Dec. 8th),
winning Yonkers Raceway’s $44,000 Open Handicap Pace.
Pocketed—from post
position No. 5---to Gokudo Hanover (Dan Dube) through intervals of :27.1, 56 and 1:24, Weona Sizzler A found
room passing the three-quarters when a first-up Soho Lennon A (Jim Marohn Jr.)
backed away.
Gokudo Hanover
owned a length lead into the lane, but could not stall his intruder. Weona
Sizzler A rolled right by, widening to win by that length in a life-best
1:52.1. Gokudo Hanover saved second, with Christen Me N (Matt Kakaley),
Voracity (Tyler Buter) and Bettor Memories (Jason Bartlett) settling for the
remainder.
For Weona Sizzler
A, a 5-year-old Down Under Bettor’s Delight gelding co-owned (as Harmon Racing)
by (trainer) Rob Harmon and Seth Rosenberg Racing, it was his eighth win in 18
seasonal starts (five wins and three seconds in eight North American tries).
The exacta paid $25.40, the triple returned $131.50 and the superfecta paid
$646.
There is no Sunday
matinee this time around, the final one wrapping the season Dec. 16th,
with first post the ever-popular TBA.
