Pole sitters win Hudson Filly elims
June 20, 2008,by Frank Drucker, publicity director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers, NY — Flower Lane and Creamy Mimi took advantge of outdrawing their rivals and no pressure to control Friday night’s (June 20) $20,000 eliminations for Yonkers Raceway’s Hudson Filly Trot.
Flower Lane (Ray Schnittker, $6.60) rated a 1:01.2 intermission before winning in 1:59.4, while Creamy Mimi (Trond Smedshammer, $4.20) strolled (without benefit of violins) through a 1:01.3 half before easily holding sway in 1:59.1.
The remaining half-dozen qualifiers for next Saturday night’s $324,694 final of the Hudson are Morgun’s Sweetheart (Jim Marohn), Lindy’s Heiress (Jeff Gregory), Smart Dream (Steve Smith), There’s A Way (Stephane Bouchard), Muscle Shirt (Jordan Stratton) and Epangeline (Schnittker).
Saturday night’s $40,000 elimination for the Yonkers Trot sends one of nine home before next Saturday night’s $605,854 final.
- Posts drawn for Yonkers Trot and Hudson Filly Trot (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)
Here are the post positions for the Yonkers Trot and the Hudson Filly Trot, slated for Saturday night, June 28, at Yonkers Raceway.