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Friday’s (August 6) edition of Racing Roundup features results stories from Yonkers Raceway and Batavia Downs.

Symphony In Motion, Summertime Yankee win co-features at Yonkers

Yonkers, NY — Lone lass Summertime Yankee (Matt Kakaley) stole away Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s co-featured $42,500 Open Handicap Trot.

Tom Berg photo

Summertime Yankee prevailed by a length in 1:58 for driver Matt Kakaley.

Summertime Yankee prevailed by a length in 1:58. Batalj Launcher (Eric Goodell) closed for second as the 25-1 rank outsider,
with Donttellmywife (Stephane Bouchzrd), Master Pine and Tasty Max earning the minor moolah.

For Summertime Yankee, a 6-year-old daughter of S J’s Photo owned and trained by Tyler Raymer, she returned $18 (fifth choice) for her fifth win in 23 seasonal starts.

Friday night’s co-featured $42,500 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace was a down-the-road effort by Symphony in Motion (Gregory).

Symphony in Motion was a length to the good turning for home, before holding Soiree at bay by a length-and-a-half in 1:53.

Cuz She Can was a credible third, with Little Mermaid N (Bouchard) and 17-10 favorite Fleur de Lil A (Andrew McCarthy) grabbing the small change.

For Symphony in Motion, a 6-year-old daughter of Bettor’s Delight co-owned by Joseph Jannuzzelli and Carol Demarch, she returned $10.40 (slight second choice) for her ninth win in 23 ’10 tries.

— by Frank Drucker

Batavia Downs
The best trotters in Western New York provided plenty of excitement for race fans during the second Friday of the meet, especially if you were able to pick the winner of the featured $9,000 Open Handicap trot. Bankers Dream, sent off as the longest shot on the board, roared down the center of the racetrack to score in the weekly trotting feature in 1:59 at odds of 20-1, ahead of Welding Spark D and Heaven and Hall. Troy Boring was in the sulky for trainer D J Millner and owner, lessee, Melinda Kash. Bankers Dream, a 6-year-old gelding by Dream Vacation, raised his career earnings to $82,000 with the victory.