by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers, NY — Yonkers Raceway’s Thursday night (May 24) program saw the highest local exacta of the season.
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Ransom Demand (No. 4) edged Ziggy Sky which set up the $1,899 exacta.
When 22-1 Ransom Demand (Mark MacDonald, $47.80) edged past cone-skimming 62-1 Ziggy Sky (Jim Marohn Jr.) late in the $9,000 fourth race pace, the 4-7 gimmick returned $1,899 for a two-buck wager. The first two finishers had been boardless in eight and four ’18 starts, respectively.
With 3-10 favorite Soho Jackman A (Jordan Stratton) faltering in the final strides and settling for a blanket-finish third, the 4-7-1 triple paid $5,047 for a $2 wager. Beast Mode (Brian Sears) was fourth, thus the 4-7-1-5 superfecta returned $27,106 (base $2 payout, 10-cent ticket $1,355.30).
Yonkers’ previous high 2018 exacta was $1,411, occurring late last month.