She’s slowing down. A week after matching Yonkers Raceway’s all-age track record — 1:50 flat — Tequila Monday (Matt Kakaley, $2.50) ‘crawled’ in 1:50.1.

The odds-on lass toyed with her five inside rivals Friday night (July 5), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $46,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace and hitting the million-dollar mark in career earnings.

Tequila Monday worked around Feelin Red Hot (George Brennan), then completed her rounds (interspersing intervals of :27, :55.2 and 1:23.2). She whipped that pursuer by 2-1/4 lengths.

A first-up Gold Orchid N (Jim Marohn Jr.), Al Mar Got A Fever (Jason Bartlett) and Twinkle (Brent Holland) rounded out the payees, while Glenferrie Blade A (Jordan Stratton) enjoyed the thrill of competition.

For Tequila Monday, a five-year-old statebred daughter of American Ideal co-owned by Northfork Racing & Chuck Pompey and trained by Chis Oakes, the win was her eighth in 11 seasonal starts (26th win in 55 career starts). She’s won her last six local tries. The winner's share of the purse put her total earnings at $1,004,822.

The exacta (two wagering favourites) paid $5.50, the triple returned $15.60 and the superfecta paid $65.

Saturday night (July 6) finds the Raceway offering three $25,000 eliminations for the Lawrence B. Sheppard Pace (two-year-old colts/geldings). Nineteen frosh get whittled down to eight for the $120,250 final a week from Saturday (July 13).

(With files from Yonkers Raceway)