Caviart Cherie was a shrewdly-driven upsetter, winning Friday night’s $30,000 Filly and Mare Preferred Handicap Pace at Yonkers Raceway.
Making the first lead from her assigned post position five, Caviart Cherie (Brent Holland) relented to Wishy Washy Girl (Jason Bartlett) before a :27-second opening quarter-mile.
After a soft :30.1 second subsection (:57.1 half), pole-assigned Betabcool N (Joe Bongiorno) moved from third, though not much. Jewel Lehigh A (Scott Zeron) was stuck behind that dullard, the tow backpedalling before a 1:25.1 three-quarters.
Meanwhile, Freakonomics (Eric Goodell) and 17-10 choice Carobbean Pacetry (Jordan Stratton) both ducked back inside, awaiting room and running out of real estate.
Wishy Washy Girl owned a length lead into the lane, but Caviart Cherie—last seen here winning last month’s final of the Petticoat Pacing Series—edged out and edged by. The latter beat the former by a half-length in 1:55. Freakonomics and Carobbean Pacetry were a belated third and fourth, respectively.
For rank outsider Caviart Cherie, a four-year-old daughter of Well Said owned by Joe P Racing and trained by Matias Ruiz, it was her eighth win in 13 seasonal starts. She paid $39.60 to win.
(With files from Yonkers)