Odds-on favourite Take It Back Terry was resilient and resurgent Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $28,000 Winners Over Pace.
Away third from post position two for driver George Brennan, Take It Back Terry saw Versado work around That Man Of Mine. The former took over after a :27-second opening quarter before Take It Back Terry set sail for the lead.
The one did get it, finding a :56.3 intermission before having a visitor in the form of RU Ready to Rock. The interloper actually poked about a half-length in front by the 1:24.1 three-quarters, but Take It Back Terry was not in a giving mood.
He fought back, getting the nod over both RU Ready To Rock and Versado in a season's-best 1:52.3. RU Ready To Rock did salvage second, with a cone-skimming Versado settling for third. Four Starz Trace and That Man Of Mine settled for the small change.
For Take It Back Terry, a six-year-old Western Terror gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing LLC) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Larry Karr and Phil Collura, he returned $3 for his second (consecutive) win in five seasonal starts.
(Yonkers Raceway)