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General Category => General Harness Racing Discussion => Topic started by: LVGaryD on February 02, 2013, 08:44:05 PM
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Annieswesterncard (Matt Kakaley). Photo courtesy of Jelena Gerga
YONKERS, NY, Saturday, February 2, 2013--Millionaire Annies’westerncard (Matt Kakaley) charged from first-up Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $35,000 Open Handicap Pace.
Leaving from post position No. 5, he watched the early floor show as inside assignee Nob Hill High (Brian Sears) seated both Here We Go Again (Eric Goodell) and Rockin' Robert (Jordan Stratton).
While that was going on, Roadway (George Brennan) negated his eight-hole, working his way to the lead after a :27.3 opening quarter-mile. It was a 57-second intermission before Annie’sweswesterncard moved from sixth. He engaged Roadway in earnest after a 1:25.2 three-quarters, putting his foe away soon thereafter.
"Annie," as the 3-2 choice, took a three-quarter length lead into the lane, then took off. He widened to 2 3/4 lengths at the wire, which he found in 1:53.3. Second went to Nob Hill High, with a rallying Whackamole Hanover (Brent Holland), Silent Swing (Mark MacDonald) and Here We Go Again completing the cashers.
For Annie’swesterncard, a 7-year-old Western Hanover gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by trainer Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi, M1 and Panhellenic Stables, he returned $5 for his first win in three seasonal starts. The exacta paid $20.40, with the triple returning $221.
The Raceway continues its normal five-night-per-week live schedule, with first post every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM. Evening simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting available around the NYRA schedule.
By: Frank Drucker
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Give Matty K just a few short years and he'll be knockin on Timy T's door. thumbsup thumbsup
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A hard hitter indeed. Don't know if he'll be the next Timmy T, but with the declining skills of some of the top drivers, he could well be as good as top 5 material--which is pretty damn good.