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For our IdaBet players interested in Evangeline Downs racing next week:

Evangeline Downs has canceled the remainder of the Thursday December 14^th race card due to inclement weather.

 Racing will resume Friday December 15^th.

Dec 8, 2017

Golden Gate Fields will offer an early first post-time of 12:15 p.m. on both Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10 of Closing Weekend of the 2017 Fall Meet. The early first post will accommodate two very competitive 10-race cards that are sure to test horseplayers.

The weekend will begin with a challenging Pick Five sequence on Saturday that includes 43 total horses, separated into legs of 7/10/10/8/8. Additionally, the ever-popular Pick Five will include a player friendly 14% takeout rate.

Set in the most picturesque of landscapes that includes bay views and cool breezes, Golden Gate Fields’ Closing Sunday will excite fans and players alike with not only a 10-race card but also mandatory payouts in the Pick Five, Pick Six and Super High Five. The $50,000 Miss America Stakes, which boasts a 14-horse field, will serve as Sunday’s feature at 1 1/16 miles on the turf for fillies and mares, ages three and up.

THE STRONACH GROUP’S PREMIER BAY AREA RACETRACK WILL OFFER MANDATORY PAYOUTS ON CLOSING SUNDAY IN THE PICK FIVE, PICK SIX AND SUPER HIGH FIVE. THE VERY POPULAR .50 CENT PICK 5 WAGER, WHICH COVERS THE DAY’S FIRST FIVE RACES, WILL ALSO FEATURE A PLAYER-FRIENDLY 14% TAKOUT RATE 

For more information regarding Closing Weekend, visit www.goldengatefields.com.

Thank you for your continued support of Golden Gate Fields and IdaBet!

Some insights into tonight’s racing program for our IdaBet players:

1^ST RACE – (7) SAM’S ESCAPE is ending the season as formful a bottom claimer as anyone here. ‘Peeked’ again eying third consecutive and could be value.

3^RD RACE – (3) ADONIS BAY responded to dip down claiming ladder with solid close in latest. In five places this time, so don’t expect quite the 21-1, though.

5^TH RACE – (4) BRALEY HANOVER was four-eyeballed here any number of times, only to go to Philly and win. Taken again to see if that bravened him up.

6^TH RACE – (2) IN THE HUDDLE returns from upstate at a reduced level. The one to his inside and half-dozen to his outside shouldn’t scare him in the least.

7^TH RACE – (3) HIGHLAND TARTAN N didn’t disgrace himself in tries against high-priced claimers. That said, he won’t mind evacuating them for these.

10^TH RACE – (1) BROWN BRINNY is another getting gazed at in a repeat fashion. Remains at workable level, seeing less than what she couldn’t hack in last.

12^TH RACE – (5) ALL ABOUT MAD I showed up way too late in latest pair of distaff derby efforts. Chased her then, chasing her again drawing lesser in finale.

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$2 +/- (thru Tue., Dec. 5) – 319 wins [inc. 2 dead-heats] ($2,383.60)

from 1,453 ($2,906) selex (-$522.40, should have parental warning)

highest-priced winner – GYPSY LEATHER ($57.50)

lowest-priced winner – GREAT VINTAGE/FUNKNWAFFLES ($2.20 each)

BY FRANK DRUCKER,

Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway

For our IdaBet players, here are the Thursday Picks for Monticello. Happy Wagering!

1ST RACE: 3-2-5-4

2ND RACE: 5-2-4-6

3RD RACE: 2-6-7-5

4TH RACE: 1-7-2-8

5TH RACE: 1-7-2-4

6TH RACE: 5-6-2-4

7TH RACE: 8-4-2-5

8TH RACE: 6-4-2-1

9TH RACE: 4-6-3-1

Dec 7, 2017

The lake effect snows blew into Genesee County making Batavia Downs look like the North Pole and Mydelight Bluechip made like Rudolph and led all the way to win the $10,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace on the last Wednesday night (Dec. 6) of racing for the meet.

Mydelight Bluechip (Ben Mc Neil) was on a “take no prisoners” mission as she left and parked Little Joke (Billy Davis Jr.) and Voltina (Kevin Cummings) to the half in :56.3. As the race went on to the second circuit, Little Joke continued to apply the pressure but Voltina faded away, allowing Miss Irish Rose A (Larry Stalbaum) room to advance to the outside from sixth and move into a closer third position.

Moving through the last turn Mydelight Bluechip put away both of those challengers and led by two lengths. At that point it looked like she’d wrapped things up until Squeeze This (Drew Monti) and Hey Kobe (Shawn McDonough) came flying late, gobbling up ground in the stretch. But Mydelight Bluechip dug in and pulled out the win by a narrowing margin in 1:57.2.

Privately purchased on November 11 by Ellen Mc Neil, Mydelight Bluechip ($20.80) scored her first victory for her new owner and third of the year overall. The 5-year-old daughter of Bettor’s Delight is trained by John Mc Neil III, rounding out the Mc Neil trifecta in the race.

In the co-featured $8,000 distaff Open II, Sportsmuffler (Drew Monti) took the lead before the half and from there, left the rest of the field in her rear-view mirror as she pulled away to a seven-length win in 1:56.2. Owned by Lav Racing Stable and trained by Mike Carrubba, Sportsmuffler ($3.70)...