Posts Drawn For Levy & Matchmaker Finals
The pills played out, shall we say, rather interestingly for this Saturday’s $455,000 final of Yonkers Raceway's George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series considering Real Nice and Foiled Again drew Posts 7 and 8, respectively
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Note that the final is Race 9 on the 12-race card (approximate post 10 p.m.). There is also a $100,000 series consolation (Race 8), and a $50,000 Levy-eligible event (Race 6).
Here’s the complete field in post position order for the rich final:
$455,000 George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series
1. Blatantly Good – George Brennan
2. Art Z - Brett Miller
3. Atochia* - Ron Pierce
4. Fitzs Z Tam - Brian Sears
5. Strand Hanover - Luc Ouellette
6. Nob Hill High - Jordan Stratton
7. Real Nice - Jason Bartlett
8. Foiled Again* - Yannick Gingras
* - Atochia and Foiled Again race as a common-ownership entry.
Saturday's program will also feature some of the sport’s top distaffers as they battle in the $297,000 final of the Blue Chip Matchmaker (Race 7, approximate post 9:20 p.m.). See You At Peelers, who is 4-for-4 this season, will start from Post 1 for trainer Jimmy Takter.
Here’s the complete field in post position order for the rich final:
$297,000 Blue Chip Matchmaker
1. See You at Peelers – Brian Sears
2. Rocklamation* – Yannick Gingras
3. Anndrovette - Tim Tetrick
4. Fox Valley Sage - Cat Manzi
5. Ginger And Fred* – Jason Bartlett
6. Billmar Scooter - Eric Goodell
7. Chancey Lady - Andy Miller
8. Western Silk – George Brennan
* - Rocklamation and Ginger and Fred race as a common-ownership entry, while Anndrovette and Chancey Lady go uncoupled due to bona fide separate ownership.
A $75,000 series consolation is carded as the fifth race.
The Levy and Matchmaker are the sport's two richest North American races of the season to date.
(Yonkers Raceway)