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

Yonkers, NY — A three-peating Krispy Apple (Jason Bartlett, $5.20) easily disposed of her rivals Friday night (Nov. 11), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $45,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.

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Krispy Apple demonstrates her affinity for a half-mile oval with her ninth victory of 2016 on Friday at Yonkers Raceway.

In play from behind the eight-ball, the 8-5 favorite worked around Tessa Seelster (George Brennan), making the lead just before a :27.3 opening quarter-mile. Then, she just toyed with ‘em (:57, 1:25, 1:52.4), as a 2-1/2 length lead into the lane became three lengths at the wire.

Lispatty (Mark MacDonald) snuck inside to grab second over ‘Tessa,’ with Regil Elektra (Brian Sears) and 41-1 rank outsider Motu Moonbeam N (Tyler Buter) coming away with the remainder.

For Krispy Apple, an 8-year-old, $1.8 million daughter of Western Ideal co-owned by Bamond Racing and Joseph Davino and trained by Jeffrey Bamond Jr., it was her ninth win in 22 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $29.60, the triple returned $127 and the Superfecta paid $404.50.