Yonkers, NY — Jordan Stratton was seen in the presence of some pretty haughty company Saturday night (Feb. 23), taking both of Yonkers Raceway’s $44,000 co-features with favored millionaire Melady’s Monet ($4.70) and favored double-millionaire Bit Of A Legend N ($3.80).
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The weekly marquee handicapped trot was not a fair fight, with Melady’s Monet moving first-up early and striding out late.
Away fifth from post position No. 5 (in one notch after a defection), Melady’s Monet was out and moving in the second turn to go after Fearless Man (Jason Bartlett). That one led through quickie early intervals of :27.1 and :56.4, but was heading the wrong way by the 1:26.1 three-quarters. Melady’s Monet took over soon thereafter, opening 2-1/2 lengths entering the lane. He finished it off by 2-1/4 lengths in a season’s best 1:55.3. Smalltownthrowdown (Dan Dube) couldn’t match strides with the winner but did get into second, with Mostinterestingman (Austin Siegelman), DW’s NY Yank (George Brennan) and Lily’s Swan Pond (Joe Bongiorno) settling for the minors.
For Melady’s Monet, a 10-year-old Revenue S gelding owned by Melady Enterprises and trained by Hermann Heitmann, it was his second win (54th career) in five seasonal starts. The exacta paid $28.40, the triple returned $115.50 and the superfecta paid $369.50.
There weren’t many styles points for Bit Of A Legend N in the week’s blind-draw adult pace. From post position No. 2, he went the distance (:28, :57.2, 1:25.1, 1:53.1), holding sway over a stubborn Don Domingo N (Matt Kakaley). The latter tried it first-up from third. The margin was a short head in 1:53.1. Imarocnrollegend N (George Brennan) was a pocket third, with Bettor Memories (Bartlett) and Shneonucrzydiamnd A (Jim Marohn Jr.) rounding out the payees.
For Bit Of A Legend N, a 10-year-old Down Under son of Bettor’s Delight owned by Von Knoblauch Stables and trained by Peter Tritton, it was his first win (47th career) in a pair of ’19 tries. The exacta paid $13.80, the triple returned $44.80 and the superfecta paid $182.50.