They can’t stop Sell A Bit N. They can’t even hope to contain her.
The leading lady continued her distaff derby dominance Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $32,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace for a fifth consecutive victory.
Ordered outside her seven rivals, Sell A Bit N (Jordan Stratton, $11.80) paid a :27.4, opening quarter price to get the lead, looping Gallie Bythe Beach (Matt Kakaley). After a soft :57.1 intermission, “Gallie” moved from third, with Al Raza N (Eric Carlson) slightly gapping that one.
Sell A Bit N maintained her advantage in and out of a 1:25.2 three-quarters, taking a length lead into the lane before winning by a length and a half in 1:53.1. Jonsie Jones (Tyler Buter) chased the winner home from a loose picket, with Gallie Bythe Beach, Request For Parole (George Brennan) and Al Raza N rounding out the payees.
Secrets Out N (Brian Sears) was a non-factor sixth as the slight 2-1 favourite.
For fourth choice Sell A Bit N, a five-year-old Down Under daughter of Julius Caesar owned by Harry von Knoblauch and trained by Peter Tritton, the win was her 10th in 21 seasonal starts.
The exacta paid $158, with the triple returning $903.
(With files from Yonkers Raceway)