BY
FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY,
Friday, November 22, 2019—Yonkers Raceway graded the distaff derby on a curve
Friday night (Nov. 22nd), going with a brisk $35,000 Preferred
Handicap Pace for the ladies.
It was Robyn
Camden (Jim Marohn Jr., $16.20) getting the better of Lady Dela Renta A (Jordan
Stratton) and 25-1 Cabowabocuttie (Eric Goodell) in a cavalcade of closers, the
teletimer doing its thing in 1:55.4
At the outset, 4-5
fave Write Me a Song (George Brennan) found the lead, working around Sudden
Change N (Austin Siegelman) before a :26.4 opening quarter mile. Then, Kaitlyn
N (Jason Bartlett) grabbed the baton, parked into the second turn for the
privilege.
It was a :55.3
intermission before Shady Caroline (Matt Kakaley) took out of fourth,
challenging in and out of the 1:25.3 three-quarters. She towed in Cabowabocutie
while our heroine, Robyn Camden, was third-over from assigned post position No.
4.
They had to get to
Kaitlyn N and her length-and-a-quarter leader into the lane.
They did.
Cabowabocuttie
grabbed the first lead, but Robyn Camden was about to go by. ‘Robyn’ then held
the late threat of a cone-extricating Lady Dela Renta A at bay, the final margin
three-quarters of a length. A last-to-fourth Clear Idea (Joe Bongiorno) and a
tiring Kaitlyn N settled for the minors.
For third choice
Robyn Camden, a 4-year-old daughter of Art Professor owned by Jason O’Sullivan
and trained by Rene Allard, it was her 12th win in 27 seasonal
starts. The exacta paid $103, the triple returned $783 and the superfecta paid
$3,717.
