Lightning Treasure (Cat Manzi) lasted on the Friday night lead, winning Yonkers Raceway's co-featured $32,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace
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Leaving from post position No. 4, Lightning Treasure led through fractions of :27.1, :56.4, 1:25.1 and 1:54.3. She put away a first-up, 4-5 favourite On The Glass (Greg Grismore), then held off both Twin Oaks Tess (Jason Bartlett) and Perfectionist (Stephane Bouchard). The former finished second, beaten a neck. Little Mermaid N (Jim Pantaleano) and Leanback Coco (Jordan Stratton) completed the cashers.
For Lightning Treasure, a five-year-old Western Ideal miss trained by Pierre Couture for Lightning Stable, she returned $8.10 (second choice) for her third win in five seasonal starts. The exacta paid $101.50, with the triple returning $304.
Friday night's co-featured $32,000 Open Handicap Trot was won by a second-over Beach Nut Brand (Jeff Gregory).
Leaving from the outside in a field reduced (by one) to a half-dozen, Beach Nut Brand sat behind 7-5 choice Bet To Win (Brent Holland) as that one challenged early leader Green Day (Pat Lachance).
Green Day led through intervals of :28.4, :59.3 and 1:28.1, but tired into the lane. Beach Nut Brand went wide and went by, winning by a length-and-three-quarters in 1:57.3. S F Aceinthehole (Pantaleano) ralled into second, with Impressive Earl (Bouchard), Victors Vicky (Stratton) and Green Day grabbing the small change.
For Beach Nut Brand, an eight-year-old Branded gelding trained by Mark Harder for co-owners Stable 45 and Scott Kurzrok, he returned $6.10 (second choice) for his second win in five seasonal starts. The exacta paid $78, with the he triple returning $330.
(Yonkers Raceway)