Rose Run Sydney beat the boys Sunday, July 29, winning Yonkers Raceway’s featured $44,000 Open Handicap Trot.
The weekly trotting feature was a flat-mile event, contested a handful of races after the day’s four bigger-field mile-and-a-quarter ‘French’ forays.
Away fourth from assigned post five, Rose Run Sydney saw In Secret third from post eight before making the lead around favourite Mostinterestingman after a :27.2 opening quarter-mile.
Through the half in :56.4, Rose Run Sydney was out and moving in the third turn. She engaged In Secret in an out of the 1:25.1 three-quarters, disposing of that one soon thereafter.
The lass opened a two-and-a-half–length lead in the lane, then whipped a pocket-extricating Mostinterestingman by three-quarters of a length in 1:54.2. In Secret was third with Madhatter Bluechip and the other lady, Weslynn Dancer, coming away with the remainder.
For second choice Rose Run Sydney, a four-year-old daughter of Triumphant Caviar co-owned by Steve Carter, Adam Friedland and RBR Racing and trained by Scott DiDomenico, it was her fourth win in 13 starts this season. Brian Sears drove the $6.10 winner.
Sunday’s go-round of the ‘New York, New York Double’ featured a winning combination of 7-Glossy (Saratoga’s third race) and 4–Casa Palmera (Yonkers’ fifth race), returning $7.60 for a $1 ticket. Total pool was $4,970.
The next Sunday matinee is Aug. 5th (post time TBA).
(With files from Yonkers Raceway)