Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers Raceway hosted the second round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker on Friday night with a baker’s dozen worth of Free-For-All pacing mares competing in two $40,000 divisions.

Yonkers Raceway’s stakes and series continue, then conclude, over the next few racing programs.

“She’s just a big, strong (mare) who carries her speed a long way and hums around Yonkers with no problem.”

The annual rite of spring known as the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series began Saturday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting five $50,000 divisions for the best Free-For-Allers in training.

In theory, spring sprung Friday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the snowy opening round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker.

“It’s a step up to race against these horses, but I think she’s probably as good as them if she gets the right trip and I’ve got her at 100 per cent.”

“He’s amazing. There’s no reason to think he can’t do at 11 what he did at eight or nine or 10. He’s in tough (Saturday), but they’re gonna know he’s there.”

Yonkers Raceway’s 2015 stakes season continued Monday night, with a pair of second-round divisions in the Petticoat Pacing Series for three- and four-year-old ladies.

It just isn’t a fair fight. Not even an assigned 12-hole ('11-hole' after a second-tier scratch) and taking a whole lot of Sunday afternoon cold, windy Westchester air could deter favoured Not Afraid ...

Favourite Machs Beach Boy (Pat Lachance, $5.60) prevailed from a soggy pocket Saturday night, annexing Yonkers Raceway's $35,000 Open Pace.