BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Friday, May 17, 2019—Feelin’ Red Hot (George Brennan, $8.30) prevailed from the
pocket Friday night (May 17th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $44,000
Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
It was a two-speed
number as 7-5 choice Twinkle (Brent Holland) stuffed Feelin’ Red Hot in behind
before a :27.1 opening quarter-mile. The leader remained so through a :56.4
intermission and 1:25 three-quarters, with token pressure from
Delightfulmemphisn (Jim Marohn Jr.).
The early
foot—from post position No. 7—would serve the pursuer well. Twinkle owned a
length-and-a-quarter lead in and out of the final turn, but Feelin’ Red
Hot edged out and edged by. The lass, who was quite good in the preliminary
rounds of the Blue Chip Matchmaker before a poor effort in the final, prevailed
by three-quarters of a length in 1:52.3.
Delightfulmemphisn
continued well for third, with a closing Lispatty (Mark MacDonald) and
Glenferrie Blade A (Jordan Stratton) settling for the minors.
For third choice
Feelin’ Red Hot, a 6-year-old daughter of Feelin’ Friskie co-owned (as Burke
Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke and Weaver Bruscemi, it was her sixth win in 15
seasonal starts (career 25-for-90). The exacta paid $23.20, the triple returned
$64.50 and the superfecta paid $403.
It was one of
Brennan’s five winners during the dozen-race program.
Yonkers’ mutuel
windows open at 10 AM Saturday (May 18th) in advance of Pimlico’s
Preakness Day first post of 10:30 AM.
