Favourite Jeremys Successor (Ryan Anderson) took Saturday night matters into his own hands early, winning Yonkers Raceway's $48,000 Open Handicap Pace

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"Jeremy," leaving from post position No. 5, stepped around pylon-squatting Dave Aint Here (Stephane Bouchard) well before a :27.3 opening quarter-mile. He found a 56-second intermission before Eagle Real One (Jeff Gregory), trying his luck from off the pace this evening, came first-up.

That one never could get close going toward a 1:24.2 three-quarters, and Jeremys Successor owned a length-and-a-quarter lead into the lane. From there, he needed only to hold off Dave Aint Here.

"Jeremy" defeated "Dave" by a couple of lengths in 1:52.1, with Real Nice (Jordan Stratton)--last week's 22-1 upset winner and this week's 32-1 rank outsider--closing to snap third. Pandoras Sox (Billy Dobson) and Eagle Real One earned the minor spoils.

It was "Jeremy's" first local victory in four Westchester work nights.

For Jeremys Successor, a five-year-old Mach Three gelding owned by Andrea Ann Hill and trained by Dean Eckley, he returned $5.50 for his sixth win in 14 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $37.60, with the triple returning $482.

New York Sire Stakes ladies return Tuesday night, with the $215,800 Scarsdale Trot for three-year-old fillies. Five divisions--three included in the 13-race card and two early non-bettors 6 and 6:15 p.m.)--go postward.

(Yonkers Raceway)