Yonkers, NY — Catch An Ace (Jason Bartlett, $6) rallied from third-over Monday night (March 25), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $58,000 final of the Petticoat Pacing Series.

Though open to 3- and 4-year-old ladies which had not won four races or $40,000 through Dec. 1, 2018, no sophomores qualified for the finale.

Catch An Ace (#5) narrowly reached in the final strides of the $58,000 Petticoat final on Monday at Yonkers. Katy Gazzini photo.

Away fifth from post position five, Catch An Ace watched as outside numbers Cabowabocuttie (Jordan Stratton) and Ghosttothepost (Yannick Gingras) both left hard. The pair looped 9-5 favorite Robyn Camden (Dexter Dunn), who was hung up three-wide early before settling in sixth. Cabowabocuttie seated Ghosttothepost, then led through intervals of :28 and :58.1.

Odds On Ashley (Matt Kakaley) was the first to take the bait, moving from third. She towed Ella Is Awesome (Joe Bongiorno) and Catch An Ace, while the arduous trip of Robyn Camden saw her fourth-over. Cabowabocuttie maintained her lead through three-quarters in 1:26.4, about the time Catch an Ace went three-deep around Ella Is Awesome.

The lead remained unchanged off the final turn, with Cabowabocuttie owning a 1-3/4 length advantage, but the lass gave way — grudgingly — in the scrum to the line. Catch An Ace picked off a stubborn Odds On Ashley by a head, with Robyn Camden widest of all, the circuitous route ending with her finishing third, beaten just a neck.

Cabowabocuttie and Ghosttothepost rounded out the payees; the first four finishers separated by that neck, while the quintet of payees were divided by 1-3/4 lengths.

Ella Is Awesome, Bye Hanover (George Brennan) and Parkin’ In Heaven (Tyler Buter) completed the order.

“I thought I was in a bad spot,” Bartlett said. “Fortunately, they came back to us. I mean, she can leave, but I did not want to cut the mile. She needs a helmet to chase. I figured we were going to win by a bit more, but she started running out in the lane. I was wondering what was going on, but she found the line.”

For second choice Catch An Ace, a 4-year-old daughter of Bettor’s Delight owned by Jeffrey Williamson and trained by Andrew Harris, it was her fifth win in nine seasonal starts (career 14-for-26, $135,094). The exacta paid $20, the triple returned $52 and the superfecta paid $217.50.

The owner and trainer combined (with driver Stratton) to sweep the 2017 Petticoat with Cousin Mary.

A $30,000 series consolation was an 11-3/4 length route by odds-on She’s Pukka N (Mark MacDonald, $2.70) in a lifetime-best 1:54.1.

Tuesday night (March 26) offers the $60,200 final of the Sagamore Hill Pacing Series.