BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Friday, June 28, 2019—Favored Tequila Monday (Matt Kakaley, $4.30) sat well off
insane (:26.1, 53.4, 1:21.2) fractions
by Write Me a Song (Jordan Stratton) Friday evening (June 28th),
then blew by everyone to match Yonkers Raceway’s all-age track record of 1:50
flat.
She also became
the Raceway’s fastest-ever femme fatale.
The lass, from
post position No. 7, won the $46,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace, her
eighth victory in 10 seasonal starts and a place alongside The Real One (Pat
Lachance), who first hit that number in November of 2016.
Feelin’ Red Hot
(George Brennan) was second, beaten a length-and-a-quarter, with Bettor Joy N
(Dan Dube), Alexa’s Power (Jim Marohn Jr.) and Delightfulmemphisn (Tyler Buter)
rounding out the payees.
For Tequila
Monday, a 5-year-old statebred daughter of American Ideal co-owned by Northfork
Racing & Chuck Pompey and trained by Chis Oakes, the season’s-best effort
was her 25th win in 54 career starts. She’s won her last five
local tries. The exacta paid $15.80, the triple returned $84 and the superfecta
paid $297.50
“If I pulled the
plugs, she would’ve broken 1:50,” Kakaley said. “She had another second in
her.”
