Post positions have been drawn for Yonkers Raceway’s two, half-million-dollar Triple Crown events, Saturday night’s 64th Yonkers Trot and 63rd Messenger Stakes.
The Trot, which required no elimination races, goes as the sixth of a dozen races (first post 6:50 p.m.). The draw yielded a nearly-complete alphabetical order:
1. Helpisontheway
2. Lindseys Pride
3. Lindys Big Bang
4. Six Pack
5. Maxus
6. Mississippi Storm
7. Tito
8. The Veteran
The Messenger saw an original list of 11 entrants whittled down to the finale octet. The open draw turned Jimmy Freight (Louis Philippe Roy) — he of the scorched-earth, 1:50.3 romp in the second of last Saturday night’s two $40,000 eliminations — into Jimmy (Fr)eight-hole, starting outside his seven rivals.
Owner Adriano Sorella’s $30,000 supplemental entrant (the only buy-in this season) set a track record for his age group and went faster than any final of this race held here.
The other elim winner, Babes Dig Me (George Brennan), did so in a life-best 1:52.2. He drew post No. 5 for the final (7th race), which auto drew as such:
1. Springsteen
2. Winston
3. Topville Olympian
4. JK Wildfire
5. Babes Dig Me
6. Stay Hungry
7. Nutcracker Sweet
8. Jimmy Freight
Saturday night’s card also includes the $129,014 Hudson Filly Trot (4th race) & $112,904 Lady Maud Pace (5th race) , both for three-year-old ladies.
(Yonkers)