Today’s story is sponsored by the letter T. Favoured Take It Back Terry and Tornado Tim won their respective Yonkers Raceway $45,000 co-features Saturday night, while harness racing's richest horse added another 'tally' to his impressive 'totals'.
Take It Back Terry (George Brennan, $5.10), from post position No. 3, reeled in a runaway Keystone Velocity (Jason Bartlett) at the wire in the Open Handicap Pace.
The latter, leaving from outside his six rivals, rolled through intervals of :27.3, :55.4 and 1:23.1. He hit the wall late, as Take it Back Terry made up 5-1/2 lengths entering the lane to win by a nostril in 1:52.1.
The Real One (Pat Lachance) also rallied, he for third. Winds Of Change (Mark MacDonald) and Melmerby Beach (Dube) settled for the minors.
For Take it Back Terry, a millionaire seven-year-old Western Terror gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi, Larry Karr and Phil Collura, it was his sixth win in 26 seasonal starts.
As for Tornado Tim (Dan Dube, $21.80), he was first-up and first home in the Open Handicap Trot. Away fourth from the pole, he saw Major Athens (Eric Abbatiello) lead early (:27.2, :56.3), only to blow up down the backside.
Tornado Tim took over well before the 1:25.4 three-quarters, opening 2-1/2 lengths in and out of the final turn. Meladys Monet (Bartlett), as the 13-10 choice, couldn’t stay with the winner, getting to within a half-length at the wire.
Luminosity (Brennan), bothered by the breaker, was third, with Cash Me Out (Tyler Buter) and Tober (Brent Holland) coming away the final pay envelopes.
For Tornado Tim, a nine-year-old Revenue S gelding co-owned (as Allard Racing) by (trainer) Rene Allard and Kapildeo Singh, he’s now 5-for-26 this season.
Foiled Again (George Brennan, $8.80) might not be what he was, but he was more than good enough as is.
Harness racing’s richest-ever performer prevailed from second-over Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway $35,000 winners-over pace.
Foiled Again, from post position No. 3, held off a third-up P H Supercam (Jason Bartlett) by a length-and-a-quarter in 1:53.4. Rampage Jackson (Brent Holland) cut the mile and faded to third.
It was the 91st career win in the 270th start for Foiled Again, whose retirement account now reads $7,460,758.
The 12-year-old Dragon Again gelding is co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi and JJK Stables, has won five of his 24 seasonal starts, including three of his last four.
Foiled Again was included in an ‘unhit’ Pick 5, which left a $2,154.60 carryover into Monday night’s card (50-cent base wager, races 7 through 11).
(Yonkers Raceway)