Yonkers Raceway’s Halloween night $35,000 co-featured Open Handicaps -- one for distaff pacers and one for any trotter with scary moves -- were won by a long, first-up Coffee Addict (Dan Dube, $11.60) and a start-to-finish DWs NY Yank (George Brennan, $4.20).
Unhurried from an assigned post position No. 5, Coffee Addict watched as 17-10 choice Campanile (Tyler Buter) moved around Robin Cruiser (Jordan Stratton). The former made the lead right at a :27.3 opening quarter-mile, then found a :57-second intermission.
Soon thereafter, Coffee Addict moved from fifth, and did so in a hurry. She engaged -- but couldn't get by -- Campanile in and out of a 1:25.1 three-quarters. Campanile held on to a slim lead entering the lane, but Coffee Addict was not quite done.
That one, despite the tough trip, out-gamed both the pacesetter and pocket-sitter, beating “Robin” by a half-length in 1:52.2. Venus Delight (Jason Bartlett), last at the three-quarters, closed for third, with Campanile and last week’s victress, Set Me Up (Brennan), completing the cashers.
For fifth choice Coffee Addict, a four-year-old daughter of Dragon Again co-owned by Keystoners James Clarke Sr. and Andrew Altobelli and trained by Bruce Saunders, it was her seventh win in 29 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $44.70, with the triple returning $406.50.
The week’s marquee trot saw 11-10 fave DWs NY Yank take it the distance (:27.4, :58.1, 1:26.4, 1:55). Nose on gate from post No. 4, he left, with Lorenzo Dream (Brent Holland) dropping in behind. From there, no issues at all, with the final margin a simple three and three-quarter lengths.
Second went to a chasing NF Happenstance (Jeff Gregory), with Somebody AS (Dube), Dancehall Mistress (Brian Sears) and “Lorenzo” settling for the remainder.
For “DW,” a five-year-old Dilbert Hanover gelding co-owned by trainer Ron Burke (as Burke Racing), Weaver Bruscemi and Howard Taylor, he’s now 10-for-27 this season. The exacta paid $28.40, the triple returned $320.50 and the superfecta paid $1,985.
(Yonkers Raceway)