Favoured Thisjetsabookin (Jordan Stratton, $5.30) just lasted on the lead Saturday night (Feb. 24), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $40,000 Open Handicap Pace.

Leaving from post position 5 in the gang of a half-dozen, Thisjetsabookin was stung by pole-assigned Quick Asa Trick N (Dan Dubé). The people’s preference paid a :26.3 privilege to make the lead before rating a :56.2 intermission.

Gokudo Hanover (Matt Kakaley) started the outer assemblage, moving from fourth toward a 1:24.1 three-quarters. Dontcallmefrancis (Greg Merton) chased that one.

Thisjetsabookin owned a 1-3/4 length lead entering the lane, but his pursuers remained stubborn. Gokudo Hanover was resurgent, trying the leader one more time. Thisjetsabookin found the wet wire when he needed it, a short nose to the good in a season’s-best 1:53.1.

Dontcallmefrancis was third, beaten a head, with Quick Asa Trick N and Killer Martini (Jason Bartlett) settling for the minors. Orillia Joe (Brent Holland) brought up the rear.

For Thisjetsabookin, a six-year-old Jeremes Jet gelding owned by William Emmons and trained by William Adamczyk, it was his second win in five seasonal starts. The exacta paid $18.40, with the triple returning $83.50.

Sunday matinees resume tomorrow (Feb. 25), with first post of 12:15 p.m.

(Yonkers)