Mach It A Par (Jason Bartlett, $2.80) went out a winner Friday night (Dec. 13).
The millionairess, profiled earlier this week, handily notched at her second home, Yonkers Raceway, win No. 53.
Undeterred by pouring rain and a pared-down field of five rivals in the $22,000 second-race pace, odds-on Mach it a Par—from post 2—retook early from Bellatricks. She eventually widened to a 1:54.1 victory by a final margin of four-and-a-half lengths over Annabeth, with Bellatricks, Line Dancer and Jewels Forreal rounded out the payees.
For Mach It A Par, a nine-year-old daughter of Mach Three co-owned by D’Elegance Stable IX, Carmen Iannacone, T L P Stable and the Gandolfo Stables and trained by Richard Banca, it was her seventh win in 36 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $8.90, the triple returned $27.40 and the superfecta paid $9,150.
Mach It A Par ended her career with 182 starts, 53 wins, 29 seconds and 30 thirds ($1,152,767). The plan is for the lass to be bred to a to-be-determined New York stallion.
After her final race night, Mach It A Par was given an official sendoff in the paddock, surrounded by her connections and racing officials and complete with congratulatory sign.
Bartlett, meanwhile, won five of the night’s 11 races to grab a six-win lead (423-417) over the idle George Brennan with three programs left in the local season.
(Yonkers Raceway)