BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, July 5, 2019—She’s
slowing down.
A week after matching Yonkers Raceway’s
all-age track record—1:50 flat—, Tequila Monday (Matt Kakaley, $2.50) ‘crawled’
in 1:50.1.
The odds-on lass toyed with her five
inside rivals Friday night (July 5th), winning Yonkers Raceway’s
$46,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
Tequila Monday worked around Feelin’ Red
Hot (George Brennan), then completed her rounds (interspersing intervals of
:27, :55.2 and 1:23.2).
She whipped that pursuer by 2¼ lengths.
A first-up Gold Orchid N (Jim Marohn Jr.),
Al-Mar-Got A Fever (Jason Bartlett) and Twinkle (Brent Holland) rounded out the
payees, while Glenferrie Blade A (Jordan Stratton) enjoyed the thrill of
competition.
For Tequila
Monday, a 5-year-old statebred daughter of American Ideal co-owned by Northfork
Racing & Chuck Pompey and trained by Chis Oakes, it was her eight win in 11
seasonal starts (26th win in 55 career starts). She’s won her last
six local tries. The exacta (two wagering favorites) paid $5.50, the triple
returned $15.60 and the superfecta paid $65.
Saturday night (July 6th) finds
the Raceway offering three, $25,000 eliminations for the Lawrence B.
Sheppard Pace (2-year-old colts/geldings). Nineteen frosh get whittled
down to eight for the $120,250 final a week from Saturday (July 13th).
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