Tobago Cays and driver Jim Pantaleano prevailed in blanket photo Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's featured $28,000 Winners Over Pace.
Leaving from post position No. 2, he watched early as 2-5 choice Something For Doc (Yannick Gingras) seemed to be involved in a bit of early happenstance with another leaver in Fox Valley Tribal (Larry Stalbaum).
'Doc' eventually did make the lead (Fox Valley Tribal retreated) before a :27.3 opening quarter-mile, then rated a :57-second intermission. Noble Falcon (Jordan Stratton) offered minimal, first-up problems in and out of the 1:25.1 three-quarters as Something For Doc owned a length and three-quarter lead into the lane.
However, he was about to hit the wall. A Sweet Ride (Cat Manzi) ducked inside, while Pantaleano, who Friday reached the 6,000 career-win plateau, angled his charge out from third.
Tobago Cays earned the nod, winning by a scant nose in 1:52.4 'Doc' edged A Sweet Ride for second, with Noble Falcon and Eighteen (George Brennan) rounding out the payees.
For Tobago Cays, a five-year-old son of Rocknroll Hanover owned by Brian Nixon and trained by Ross Croghan, he returned $21 (third choice) for his ninth win in 39 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $54.50, with the triple returning $173.50.
(Yonkers Raceway)