The wet-behind-the-ears ladies were wet in general Thursday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $185,236 New York Sire Stakes Clyde Hirt Pace for two-year-old fillies
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Thirty-one lasses (one defection) went neatly through the raindrops into four, $46,309 events, with a pair odds-on entities winning the wagering wars.
Both Truly A Treasure (driven by Jim Morrill, Jr.) and Shaky Hanover (Matt Kakaley) did their damage from off the pace.
The former, a daughter of Art Major, wound up second-over from Post 6 before winning by a length-and-a-quarter in 2:02. Pardon My French (Alan Davis) closed well to snatch second, with Dees Art Girl (George Dennis) third.
For Truly a Treasure, trained by Linda Toscano for owner Ken Jacobs, returned $2.80 for her third win four first-season tries. The exacta paid $23.40, with the triple returning $83
Shaky Hanover, a Bettors Delight miss that has been her own enemy--breaks in her last two starts--was gingerly handled from the outset. Away from outside Post 7. She methodically moved toward the leader, Swap Blue Chip (Jason Bartlett) before the (1:00.4) half, then engaged that one in and out of the final turn.
'Shaky' showed some moxie late, getting the measure of 'Swap' and holding off a very wide career debut of Moving Art (Gafes Brunet). Shaky Hanover was a schnozz better than Swap Blue Chip in 2:00.1, with Moving Art beaten a half-length.
For Shaky Hanover, trained by Jim Perry for co-owners Jack and William Heinz, she returned $3.30 for her second win in four '09 tries. The exacta paid $9.20, with the triple returning $29.
(Yonkers)