Yonkers, NY — Favored Mach It So (Joe Bongiorno, $4.30) finished what he started Saturday night (Nov. 3), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $44,000 Open Handicap Pace.

Mach It So held off Techtor Hanover by three-quarters of a length in 1:52.3. Chris Brokate photo.

Leaving from penultimate post position No. 5, Mach It So was stung by Techtor Hanover (Dan Dube), needing prompting to make the lead before a :27 opening quarter-mile. He then rated a :29 net substation (:56 half) before pole-assigned Control Tower (Austin Siegelman) moved first-up from third.

That one challenged in and out of a 1:24.1 three-quarters before backing away as Mach It So opened a 1-3/4 length lead into the lane. He then held off Techtor Hanover by three-quarters of a length in 1:52.3. Voracity (George Brennan) was a second-over third, with a pylon-skimming Great Vintage (Mark MacDonald) and Pacing Major N (Jordan Stratton) picking off the remainder. Control Tower was last among the half-dozen.

For Mach It So, a double-millionaire Mach Three gelding owned by Bamond Racing and trained by Jeff Bamond Jr., it was his eighth win in 26 seasonal starts (career 48-for-146). The exacta paid $18.20, the triple returned $91.50 and the superfecta paid $273.

A reminder that the Raceway offers a matinee Sunday (Nov. 4), with a first post of 11:35 a.m.