George Brennan broke open the holiday six-pack, winning a half-dozen races during Yonkers Raceway's Monday "Veteran's Night" card.

Brennan began the evening prevailing with the people's preference Trip Hanover ($3) in the $12,000 pacing opener (1:54.4). After finishing a non-threatening third in the second race and having the gall to take the third race off, Brennan tired on the lead with the 1-2 choice B B Happy in the fourth race.

He then spun a consecutive three-bagger in races 5 through 7, with Fitness Craze ($17.60) in the $12,000, fifth-race trot (1:58.3), odds-on Shake it Up High ($2.80) in the $15,000, sixth-race pace (1:55.4) and short-priced Macjestic Toddy N ($3.80) in the $15,000, seventh-race pace (1:55.2).

Brennan cut the mile but settled for second in the eighth race, before airing with the veteran Report for Duty N ($5) in the $16,000 ninth-race pace (1:53.1). He was brazen enough to be AWOL in the 10th race before completing his double hat trick with Glass Prince in the $18,000, 11th-race pace.

A ground-saving drive down the backside resulted in an un-Brennan-like $55.50 win mutuel after a mile in 1:53.1. His night ended when he was snapped on the money in the 12th race pacing finale.

(Yonkers Raceway)