Victors Vicky (Jordan Stratton, four winners on the card) employed the same first-over Yonkers Raceway MO as a week ago, winning Friday night's co-featured $36,000 Open Handicap Trot
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"Vicky" sat chilly from post position No. 2 as Winnin Image (Greg Grismore) lined up 19-10 favourite Batalj Launcher (Jason Bartlett) and the other six rivals through a :29.1 opening quarter-mile and :59.4 intermission.
Victors Vicky then moved from fourth, going up and over the leader before the 1:28.2 three-quarters.
"Vicky" had a couple of lengths to play with entering the lane, then won by a length in 1:58.1...matching her mile of a week ago. Merited Victory (George Brennan) could not match strides with the winner and misbehaved mid-stretch. Beach Nut Brand (Jeff Gregory) closed to grab second, with Ulay Boko (Jim Meittinis) getting the bottom of the ticket and Winnin Image and Bet To Win (Dan Dube) settling for the small change.
For Victors Vicky, a six-year-old daughter of Valley Victor trained by Richard Johnson for Fabulous Farms, she returned $8.20 (second choice) for her seventh win in 21 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $47.80, with the triple returning $513.
The weekly $36,000 distaff derby--an open draw this time around--saw Nidya A (Brennan) time it just right.
Outdrawing her six (after one defection) rivals, she sat pocketed to Hannah Isabel (Pat Lachance) as that one led through intervals of :28 and :58.2. However, 3-2 favourite Ramona Disomma (Grismore) went up and over "Hannah" before the 1:26 three-quarters.
"Ramona" owned a three-length advantage turning for home, before Nidya A slipped out to take up the chase. She did get there, winning by a half-length in 1:55.4. Hally (Stratton), Hannah Isabel and Leanback Coco (Ryan Anderson) completed the cashers.
For Nidya A, an eight-year-old Down Under Albert Albert miss trained by Peter Tritton for co-owners Paul McDougall and WJ McDougall Racing, she returned $14 (fourth choice) for her seventh win in 37 seasonal stars. The exacta paid $72, with the triple returning $729,
(Yonkers Raceway)