Opens To Crazshana, Atta Boy Dan

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Crazshana and Atta Boy Dan shared the spotlight at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night (Feb. 6), winning the co-featured $32,000 Open Handicaps.

Crazshana (Jason Bartlett, $6.70) prevailed from the pocket in the week’s featured trot.

Leaving from post position No. 4, he tailed a three-wide-early Red Hot Herbie (Brian Sears) through that one's journey (:28.1, :57.4, 1:26.4). “Herbie,” as the 9-10 favourite, put away a second move from Not Afraid (Dan Dube), taking a length and a half lead into the lane. However, he couldn’t close the sale, surrounded from both sides. Crazshana edged out and went by, whipping a cone-skimming Money Maven (George Brennan) by a length in 1:55.2. Red Hot Herbie, lone lass Tweet Me (Pat Lachance) and Headsaregonna Turn (Tyler Buter) completed the cashers.

For second choice Crazshana, a four-year-old statebred Crazed gelding owned by Bamond Racing and trained by Jeffrey Bamond Jr., the win was his first in three seasonal starts. The exacta paid $25.40, with the triple returning $77.50.

The weekly marquee pace saw odds-on Atta Boy Dan (Brennan, $3) prevail from post No. 5 in a two-move effort.

After he and Polak A (Sears) were put in play early (:28.3 opening quarter-mile), Melmerby Beach (Bartlett) — who was throwing his head around early — made a big move, from fifth to the lead before a :57.3 intermission. Melmerby Beach maintained his place in and out of a 1:24.4 three-quarters, with a length and a half lead in and out of the final turn. He was then ganged up on by a trio of “outsiders,” with Atta Boy Dan edging from the pocket and beating a wider Polak A by a neck in 1:53. A rallying Hugh Hefner N (Jordan Stratton), Rock Icon (Matt Kakaley) and a tiring Melmerby Beach rounded out the payees.

For Atta Boy Dan, a seven-year-old Western Terror gelding co-owned by trainer Ron Burke (as Burke Racing) and Weaver Bruscemi, he’s one-for-three this season. The exacta paid $9.40, with the triple returning $38.60.

The Raceway’s live season continues Monday night with a dozen races, a $10,000 guaranteed Pick 5 pool and a first post of 7:10 p.m.

(With files from Yonkers Raceway)

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