by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, Yonkers Raceway

Yonkers, NY — Favorite Clear Vision (George Brennan, $4.30) went the distance Saturday night (July 1), winning Yonkers Raceway’s $55,000 Open Handicap Pace.

Mike Lizzi photo

Clear Vision now has more than $2.7 million in the bank after tonight’s victory at Yonkers.

In play from assigned post position five, Clear Vision made his way around Betterlatethnnever (Eric Goodell) as the race turned into a two-speed number (:27.2, 56.3, 1:24.2, 1:52). The final margin was 1-3/4 lengths, with Dream Out Loud N (Shaun Vallee) a three-hole third.

Betting Exchange (Brent Holland) was a four-hole fourth, while Bit of a Legend N (Jordan Stratton) was a badly-compromised fifth.

For Clear Vision, an 11-year-old Western Hanover gelding co-owned by Robert Santagata & Jennifer Lappe and trained by John Kokinos, it was his sixth win in 16 seasonal starts. He has career earnings of over $2.7 million. The exacta paid $23.30, the triple returned $112.50 and the superfecta paid $346.

Sunday matinees return tomorrow (July 2), with an all-trot, dozen-race card and a first post of 12:30 p.m. Races 3 through 6 are ‘French’-themed, all with large fields at the 1-1/4 mile distance. There’s also the ‘New York, New York Double,’ comprised of Belmont’s third race with a post time 2:37 p.m. and Yonkers’ seventh race with a post time 3:15 p.m.