Frosh fillies displayed in NYSS Mike Cohen Trot
August 7, 2015,by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers, NY — Yonkers Raceway Friday (August 7) night hosted the $151,625 New York Sire Stakes Mike Cohen Trot for 2-year-old fillies.
The event went in five, same-worth $30,325 divisions. The quintet of races honored the memory of the former Yonkers and NBC Sports publicity director, with his family and friends making winner’s circle presentations.
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Lima Playtime (Mark MacDonald) did her equine Roger Bannister impression, cracking the two-minute mile (1:59.4) in the third division.
Lima Playtime (Mark MacDonald, $7.50) did her equine Roger Bannister impression, cracking the two-minute mile in the third division. Though wide early from post position four, she aired by 4-3/4 lengths in a night’s-fastest/life-best 1:59.4.
Dizzy Broad (Jim Morrill Jr.), cursed with the compliment of “trot between breaks,” crossed the line second as the 2-5 favorite but was set down to fifth (last).
That placement moved Hustle Heart (Brian Sears) to second and Love Crazy Love (Gates Brunet) to third.
For second choice Lima Playtime, a daughter of Credit Winner Ontario co-owned by (trainer) Rick Zeron, Millar Farms, James Walker and Dr. Paul Fisher, it was her second win in three first-season starts. The exacta paid $36, with triple wagering canceled after a pair of early scratches.
“Rick said she couldn’t lose, and he was right,” MacDonald said.
The final Cohen event found odds-on Posterity (Charlie Norris, $3.30) winning both her draw and her race, the latter detail by 4-3/4 lengths (same margin as Lima Playtime) in a flat two minutes. Zette Starlet (Tyler Buter) was second at 53-1, with Go Mary Go (Ray Schnittker) third.
“She’s become a lot better,” Norris said. “She didn’t start out that way, but she’s really come along.”
For Posterity, a Lucky Chucky-Vantage Chip lass co-owned by her trainer/driver, Janine Zito and Buck Sprinkle, she’s now 3-for-4 this season. The exacta paid $76.50, with the triple returning $138.
The first division saw pole-sitting I Will Take Credit (Dan Daley, $16.60) pick off pace-setting, 8-5 choice Royal Right (Brian Sears) by a neck in a maiden-breaking 2:01.1. Wendy’s Girl (Jordan Stratton) was a ground-saving third.
For fifth choice I Will Take Credit, a daughter of Credit Winner-Platinum Lindy trained by her driver for co-owners Ann-Mari Daley, James Crawford IV, Richard Lombardo and Donald Brenner, it was that first win in four seasonal starts. The exacta paid $39.40, with the triple returning $361.50.
The evening’s other sire stakes divisions were won by…
–Non Stick (by Lucky Chucky-Meucci Madness); co-owners (trainer) Ake Svandstedt,Little E LLC/driver Dan Dube; 2:01.1/$2.80;
–Dazzling Dollars (by Cash Hall-Designed To Dazzle); owner Purple Haze Stables LLC/trainer-drive Trond Smedshammer; (first-life win) 2:00.1/$8.30.
Friday night’s $48,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace was won by Krispy Apple (Jason Bartlett, $3) in 1:53.1