Foiled Again has enjoyed any number of spectacular nights throughout his prolific, record-setting career. Saturday (Jan. 20) was not one of them.
In his first attempt at a 100th career victory, Foiled Again threw in a dud. Harness racing richest-ever equine did not fire during Yonkers Raceway’s $20,000 first-race pace.
Leaving from outside his six rivals, Foiled Again (George Brennan) found a seat fourth. The 14-year-old gelding then took out to race second-over behind Lachie Maguire N (Jason Bartlett). The tow didn’t help, but Foiled Again gapped it, anyway. He wound up sixth, beaten 7-1/4 lengths to winning favourite Quick Asa Trick N (Matt Kakaley, $5.10).
Foiled Again, as the 2-1 third choice, was making his 305th career purse start, remaining in the same class a week after winning his 99th career race. His bankroll remains at $7,568,478.
“Try it again next time,” Brennan said.
Saturday night’s $30,000 winners-over pace was a down-the-road effort by odds-on Missile J (Dan Dube, $3.70). From post position No. 3 (in one notch after the pole-sitter scratched), Missile J stuffed Thisjetsabookin (Jordan Stratton) in behind, then rolled through intervals of :27.1, :56.1, 1:24.1 and 1:52.2 --
the fastest local mile thus far this season.
Thisjetsabookin chased, beaten a length-and-a-quarter, with Take It Back Terry (Brennan) third.
For Missile J, a five-year-old American Ideal co-owned by Hoosiers John McGill & Brian Carsey and trained by Scott DiDomenico, it was his first win two seasonal starts. The exacta paid $16.20, with the triple returning $38.20.
Special Saturday props to trainer Darren Cassar, who sent out three winners during the dozen-race card.
Sunday’s ‘French’ matinee offers both a ‘New York, New York Double’ (Aqueduct’s third race, Yonkers fifth race) as well as a Pick 5 with a $2,986.47 carryover and a $10,000 guaranteed pool (50-cent base wager, races 7 through 11).
The ‘instant’ guarantee took effect after no one hit Saturday’s gimmick wager.
First post Sunday is 11:30 a.m.