Missing by a neck at 40-1 a week ago, Solo Story charged to post the largest win mutual of the season when he won at odds of 61-1 at Yonkers Raceway Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Bumping up from the $15,000 claimers to the $20,000 fraternity, the 61-1 Solo Story closed from seventh from in the line, winning the $13,000 eighth-race pace in a season’s-best 1:54.3.
Starting from post position seven in the field of nine, Solo Story was 14 lengths out early. He gained ground but remained eighth at both the half and three-quarters before uncorking his rally from seventh off the final turn.
He won going away, beating Wild Again by a length. Adonis Bay was third, with Inspiration View fourth to complete the gimmicks.
Solo Story paid $125.20 to win.
For Solo Story, a 5-year-old Bettor’s Delight gelding owned by Jesse McAssey, trained by Jaymes McAssey and driven by Larry Stalbaum, it was his second win in six seasonal starts. The exacta paid $599, with triple returned $4,971 and the superfecta paid $40,448 (base $2 payout, 10-cent ticket worth $2,022.40).
A friendly reminder from Yonkers Raceway that Thursday evening’s (March 1) Pick 5 wager starts with a carryover of $6,118.60 and a $20,000 guaranteed pool.
The Pick 5 is a 50-cent base wager comprising races six through 10 (for these 10-race cards, ordinarily it’s races 7 through 11). It has no consolation payoff, meaning if no one selects all five winners (as was the case Tuesday night), the entire pool (minus takeout) moves to the next racing program.
(With files from Yonkers Raceway)