Macharoundtheclock pounced from the pocket Monday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $63,000 final of the Petticoat Pacing Series.
The series, for three- and four-year-old fillies and mares, culminated with a 1-9 parimutuel entry in the form of Doo Wee Rusty (George Brennan, post 1) and Hobe Sound (Brian Sears, post 2).
It was Doo Wee Rusty outsprinting everyone before a :27.4 opening quarter-mile. Macharoundtheclock, leaving from post position four, found herself sequestered in the pocket for driver Scott Zeron, while A Sham of Amber (Jason Bartlett) was adroitly away in third.
A soft, :31.1 second quarter (:59 half) figured to serve the leader well as his partner, Hobe Sound, moved from fourth. That one actually poked a head in front at the 1:28.1 three-quarters, with Mattie Terror Girl (Andy Miller) second-over.
Doo Wee Rusty battled back to put her nose first turning for home, but no matter - both halves of the entry were toast. Macharoundtheclock, carried the lane, zipped inside and drew off. The final margin was 1-1/2 lengths in 1:57.
Mattie Terror Girl raced very credibly from the eight-hole to grab second, with Road Bet (Dan Dube), So Long My Love (Jordan Stratton) and Cloris Hanover (Tyler Buter) grabbing the final pay envelopes.
“The fractions played to the leader, but at the same time, kept a lot of us in striking distance,” Zeron said. “Once she saw the passing lane, she just took off.”
For Macharoundtheclock, a four-year-old homebred daughter of Mach Three owned by Birnam Wood Farms and trained by Larry Remmen, she returned $22.40 (second choice) for her fourth win in six seasonal starts.
A pair of series consolations, worth $25,000 and $12,500, respectively, were won by Its A Miracle (Brennan, $5.60) in a life-best 1:54.3 and Wednesdays Whim (Brennan, $10) in 1:55.3
(Yonkers Raceway)