Flirtiscape (George Brennan) patrolled a Friday night pocket, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $38,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace
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It was a two-speed number, as Flirtiscape was in play from post position No. 4. He was stuffed in behind 9-10 favourite Symphony In Motion (Jeff Gregory) before a :27.3 opening quarter-mile. After a :57.2 intermission, last week's winner, Im Betting On You (Dan Dube), moved from fifth. The leader remained so at the 1:25.3, taking a length-and-a-quarter advantage into the lane.
Flirtiscape dove inside, edging away by a length in 1:54.2 Jasperthat A (Ryan Anderson), Im Betting On You and Cuz She Can (Jason Bartlett) completed the cashers.
For Flirtiscape, an eight-year-old daughter of Artiscape trained by Lou Pena for California co-owners John Darrah, Nick Rusigno and Lawrence Keethe, she returned $7.60 (second choice) for her fourth win in 26 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $18.80, with the triple returning $103.
Friday night's blind-draw $38,000 Open Trot went to repeat winner T Js Mr Lavec (Bartlett). Leaving from post No. 2, the 17-10 choice two-moved around Wind Surfer (Jim Pantaleano), securing the lead just after a :29-second opening interval. With a :29.2 second quarter, Pricevalleyrevitup (Cat Manzi), away third, made his second move.
However, he offered just mild pressure toward the 1:27.2 three-quarters, T Js Mr Lavec, a length-and-three-quarters to the good turning for hiome, won by a length-and-a-quarter in 1:56.3. Sand Top Gun (Brent Holland) did get into secomd, with Pricevalleyrevitup, Wind Surfer and Master Pine (Gregory) grabbing the small change.
For T Js Mr Lavec, a six-year-old Mr Lavec gelding trained by Scott Blackler for co-owners Beverly and Gary Paganelli, Leon Schickman and Allen Kaplan, he returned $5.40 for his fifth win in 17 '10 tries. The exacta paid $13.80, with the triple returning 154.50.
(Yonkers Raceway)