BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Friday, February 1, 2019—Odds-on fave Betterb Chevron N (Jordan Stratton, $2.90)
methodically wore down one rival, then held off another Friday night (Feb. 1st),
winning Yonkers Raceway’s $44,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace.
Away fourth from
post position No. 3, Betterb Chevron N saw Delishka N (Brent Holland) leapfrog
around Shez Sugarsweet A (Ron Cushing), paying a :26.4 opening quarter-mile
privilege for the lead. Aldine Hanover (Jason Bartlett) also left, but backed
away into a three-hole.
It was a rated
:30.2 second substation (:57.1 half) before Betterb Chevron N began her advance.
She closed in moving toward the 1:25.4 three-quarters, putting Delishka N away
early in the lane. Aldine Hanover found room too late, with Betterb Chevron N
lasting by a half-length in 1:54.
Delishka N saved
the bottom of the ticket, with Amateur Hour (George Brennan) and Shez
Sugarsweet A rounding out the payees.
For
Betterb Chevron N, a 6-year-old Down Under daughter of Bettor’s Delight owned
by William Hartt and trained by Lance Hudson, it was her third win in as many
seasonal/U-S starts. The exacta paid $10.20, the triple returned $27 and the
superfecta paid $75.
