BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Saturday, June 29, 2019—Proven Desire (Jim Marohn Jr., $24.60) and Melady’s
Monet (Eric Goodell, $16.40) prevailed Saturday night (June 29th),
winning Yonkers Raceway’s pair of $46,000 Open Handicaps.
Proven Desire,
from post position No. 2 in the week’s adult-table pace went up and over a
stopping Rock Diamonds N (Ron Cushing) down the backside. He then opened to 2¼
lengths off the final turn before finding the line just in time...and that time
was a life-best 1:51.2.
Alluneedisfaith N
(Joe Bongiorno) ran out of racetrack and missed a nose, with Epaulette A
(Goodell), Ideal Jimmy (Brent Holland) and a trapped Great Vintage (Austin
Siegelman) rounding out the payees. Micky Geen N (Jordan Stratton), as the 8-5
favorite, was a never-in-it sixth.
For sixth choice
Proven Desire, a 7-year-old Proven Lover gelding co-owned by (trainer) Rene
Allard and Simpson Racing, it was his third win in 15 seasonal starts. The
exacta paid $321.50, the triple returned $2,525 and the superfecta paid $60,734
(base $2 payout, 10-cent ticket worth $3,036.70).
The week’s marquee
trot saw Melady’s Monet—from post No. 3—close from third over to win a four-way
scrum in 1:54.3
Eye ofa Tiger AS
(Holland) photoed Smalltownthrowdown (Marohn Jr.) for second—both beaten a
half-length—with Mostinterestingman (Siegelman) and In Secret (George Brennan)
settling for the minors. Will Take Charge (Stratton) was a non-factor
sixth (last) as the 13-10 choice.
For fourth choice
Melady’s Monet, a $1.4 million Revenue S gelding owned by Melady Enterprises
and trained by Hermann Heitmann, it was his sixth win in 15 ’19 tries. The
exacta paid $145, the triple returned $326.50 and the superfecta paid $1,269.
