Odds-on fave Betterb Chevron N (Jordan Stratton, $2.90) methodically wore down one rival, then held off another Friday night (February 1), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $44,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace.
Away fourth from post position No. 3, Betterb Chevron N saw Delishka N (Brent Holland) leapfrog around Shez Sugarsweet A (Ron Cushing), paying a :26.4 opening quarter-mile privilege for the lead. Aldine Hanover (Jason Bartlett) also left, but backed away into a three-hole.
It was a rated :30.2 second substation (:57.1 half) before Betterb Chevron N began her advance. She closed in moving toward the 1:25.4 three-quarters, putting Delishka N away early in the lane. Aldine Hanover found room too late, with Betterb Chevron N lasting by a half-length in 1:54.
Delishka N saved the bottom of the ticket, with Amateur Hour (George Brennan) and Shez Sugarsweet A rounding out the payees.
For Betterb Chevron N, a six-year-old Down Under daughter of Bettors Delight owned by William Hartt and trained by Lance Hudson, the win was her third in as many seasonal/U.S. starts. The exacta paid $10.20, the triple returned $27 and the superfecta paid $75.
(Yonkers Raceway)