In Secret (George Brennan, $27.00) earned it Sunday afternoon (August 20), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $50,000 Open Handicap Trot.

With only a seven-horse field (after a scratch), the weekly trotting feature went at the flat mile.

From post position six (in one notch with said defection), In Secret – and half the field – was pointed forward. In Secret’s job was made that much more difficult when Rubber Duck (Joe Bongiorno) broke directly inside of him. That forced In Secret very wide, eventually taking over from Buen Camino (Jordan Stratton) after a :28.1 opening quarter-mile. Once In Secret made the lead, he rebuffed even-money choice Homicide Hunter (Brent Holland).

Even though they weren’t going much in the middle half (:57.1, 1:25.4), Homicide Hunter was in trouble.

In Secret opened a couple of lengths in and out of the final turn, and Buen Camino couldn’t do anything with him. In Secret prevailed by a length in 1:55. Homicide Hunter was an out-the-mile third – ending his marquee trot ‘run’ at three – with Dewycolorintheline (Jeff Gregory) and Taco Tuesday (Jim Marohn, Jr.) settling for the remainder.

For fifth choice In Secret, a five-year-old Dewycheatumnhowe gelding trained by Ron Burke for the Burke Racing Stable, J&T Silva Stables, Larry Karr and Weaver Bruscemi, it was his sixth win in 17 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $108, with the triple returning $273.

Sunday’s installment of the “New York, New York Double” offered a “double nickel” winning combination of 5 - Empressof The Nile (Saratoga’s third race) and 5 - Auspicious Hanover (Yonkers’ fifth race) returning $29.25 for every correct $1 wager.

Note Yonkers Raceway’s post time next Sunday (August 27) is 12:30 p.m. Eastern.

(Yonkers Raceway)