Buter And 'Backstreet' Shine At Yonkers
The clocks were moved up an hour Sunday morning, but that minor inconvenience didn’t throw off Tyler Buter’s timing.
Buter won four races during Yonkers Raceway’s French-centric Sunday matinee (insert whatever version of “Buter-ful” you wish).
Buter handily swept both halves of the $10 early Daily Double, with Art Of Illusion ($3.40) in the $19,000 pacing opener (1:54) and the mare Backstreet Hanover ($7.40) in the $33,000 Preferred Trot. The lass won by eight lengths, while negotiating the mile-and-one-quarter in 2:27.1.
His third victory of the day was with Tweet Me ($8.80) in the $22,000, fourth race trot (added-distance 2:28.1) before One More Kid ($18.80) was a pocket winner in the $18,000, sixth race trot (added-distance 2:28.1).
The quartet gave Buter 35 local wins this season, good for sixth in the Westchester standings.
Sunday’s seven France-hubbed exported races attracted just one million Euros in wagering (just under 1.1 million U.S. dollars).
The Raceway’s live season continues Monday (7:10 p.m.) and a “French” Tuesday (1 p.m.), then Thursday through Saturday (all at 7:10 p.m.). A friendly reminder there’s also live racing next Sunday, March 15 (post time 1:10 p.m.). Evening simulcasting accompanies all night programs, with afternoon simulcasting available daily (all provided Mother Nature cooperates).
(Yonkers Raceway)