by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, for Empire City at Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers, NY — Freeze Out (Jordan Stratton, $8.90) was first-up and first home Friday night (April 28) winning Yonkers Raceway’s $55,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace.
Chris Brokate photo
Freeze Out takes her fourth race in a row in the feature at Yonkers Raceway on Friday night.
Away fourth from post position two, Freeze Out saw Call Me Queen Be (Scott Zeron) leaving around 9-10 choice Windsun Glory (George Brennan), the latter shoehorning herself into a pocket.
Call Me Queen Be set early intervals of :27.3 and :57.4 before Freeze Out took out after her. She engaged the leader in and out of the third turn, dispatching her in and out of the (1:25.4) three-quarters. Freeze Out, continuing her form spree, opened to 2-3/4 lengths into the lane. The final margin was 1-1/4 lengths in 1:54.
Motu Moonbeam N (Mark MacDonald) rallied into second, with a second-over Delightful Dragon (Brent Holland) third. Apple Bottom Jeans (Brian Sears) and Keystone Riptide (Jason Bartlett) settled for the remainder.
For third choice Freeze Out, a 4-year-old daughter of American Ideal owned and trained by Ricky Bucci, it was her sixth win, fourth consecutive, in a dozen seasonal starts. The exacta paid $57, the triple returned $361.50 and the superfecta paid $2,203.