by Frank Drucker, publicity director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers, NY — Yonkers Raceway’s statebred action resumed Tuesday night (August 19) with the $195,009 New York Sire Stakes Clyde Hirt Pace. Four divisions for 2-year-old fillies highlighted the dozen-race card.

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B Intensified was a 1:56.4 winner in her NYSS split at Yonkers.

B Intensified (Jim Morrill, Jr.) held off all challengers in the second ($48,527) event, winning a by a hard-fought nose in 1:56.4, the fastest among the quartet of NYSS groups. The daughter of Art Major-B Electrified, trained by Carmine Fusco for Carmen Iannacone, D’Elegance Stable IX and L P Stable, returned $3.60 for her fourth (consecutive NYSS win) in five ’08 tries. Perfect Launch (Yannick Gingras) just missed in the passing lane.

Eagle Way (Stephane Bouchard) had minimal trouble in the opening ($48,537) division, controlling the race from the outset en route to a four length, 1:57 victory. The daughter of Dream Away-Western Dancer, owned by Frank Dettore and trained by Mark Ford, paid $3.40 as the people’s preference. She has won three of her five summer tries.

Witch Is Bettor (Kyle DiBenedetto) strolled around the oval in the third ($48,427) event, her job made much easier when 3-10 favorite On The Glass (Gingras) jumped it off in the first turn. Witch Is Bettor ($9.40), a Bettor’s Delight-Witch Hanover miss co-owned by (trainer) Robert Horowitz and Jerrold Spitzberg, easily defeated J K Sapphire (Bouchard) by 3-3/4 lengths in a maiden-breaking 1:58.4.

The final ($48,527) sire stakes event saw JK Cameo (Bouchard) prevail from the pocket for her first life win in 1:59.3. The Art Major-Angel Be Great miss, trained by Linda Toscano for Steve Jones and 3 Brothers Stable, returned $7.10.

Yonkers’ six-night-per-week live harness schedule (Monday through Friday — all at 7:40 p.m. — and Saturday — 6:50 p.m.) is in effect through October. Evening simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting available around the NYRA schedule.