by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers, NY — Favored Bedroomconfessions (Scott Zeron, $4.30) was first home from second-over Friday night (Feb. 10), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $50,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.

Gabriela Trmal photo

Bedroomconfessions strides to the wire to collect her first victory of 2017 at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday evening.

Unhurried from post position four, Bedroomconfessions watched as pole-assigned Empress Deo (Matt Kakaley) was the lone leaver. The other lasses quickly demurred through soft early intervals of :28.2 and :57.1.

Passing the intermission, Delightful Dragon (Brent Holland) took out of third, giving the people’s choice a lass to latch onto.

Empress Deo maintained her advantage in and out of a 1:25.2 three-quarters, taking a 1-1/2 length lead into the lane. However, after being buried alive a week ago, Bedroomconfessions had no issue finding an open lane here. She powered past the leader, winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.2.

Empress Deo held second, with Delightful Dragon, Motu Moonbeam N (Mark MacDonald) and a pocketed Arielle Lynn (Jason Bartlett) settling for the remainder.

For Bedroomconfessions, a 5-year-old daughter of American Ideal co-owned by as Alagna Racing by trainer Tony Alagna and Riverview Racing, it was her first win in a pair of seasonal starts.

The exacta paid $6.80, with the triple (three wagering favorites in order) returning $22.80.