Proven Desire, Melady’s Monet win Yonkers Saturday co-features

Yonkers, NY — Proven Desire (Jim Marohn Jr., $24.60) and Melady’s Monet (Eric Goodell, $16.40) prevailed Saturday night (June 29), winning Yonkers Raceway’s pair of $46,000 Open Handicaps.

Proven Desire scored in a life-best 1:51.2. Georgia Panagi photo.

Proven Desire, from post position No. 2 in the week’s adult-table pace, went up and over a stopping Rock Diamonds N (Ron Cushing) down the backside. He then opened to 2-1/4 lengths off the final turn before finding the line just in time…and that time was a life-best 1:51.2.

Alluneedisfaith N (Joe Bongiorno) ran out of racetrack and missed by a nose, with Epaulette A (Goodell), Ideal Jimmy (Brent Holland) and a trapped Great Vintage (Austin Siegelman) rounding out the payees. Micky Gee N (Jordan Stratton), as the 8-5 favorite, was a never-in-it sixth.

For sixth choice Proven Desire, a 7-year-old Proven Lover gelding co-owned by trainer Rene Allard and Simpson Racing, it was his third win in 15 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $321.50, the triple returned $2,525 and the superfecta paid $60,734 (base $2 payout, 10-cent ticket worth $3,036.70).

The week’s marquee trot saw Melady’s Monet (from post No. 3) close from third over to win a four-way scrum in 1:54.3. Eye Ofa Tiger AS (Holland) photoed Smalltownthrowdown (Marohn Jr.) for second (both beaten a half-length) with Mostinterestingman (Siegelman) and In Secret (George Brennan) settling for the minors. Will Take Charge (Stratton) was a non-factor sixth (last) as the 13-10 choice.

For fourth choice Melady’s Monet, a $1.4 million Revenue S gelding owned by Melady Enterprises and trained by Hermann Heitmann, it was his sixth win in 15 ’19 tries. The exacta paid $145, the triple returned $326.50 and the superfecta paid $1,269.

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