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Jan 17, 2018

Already with seven figures in earnings, Foiled Again goes for  triple figures in wins.

 Harness racing’s richest-ever horse eyes a 100^th career victory Saturday night (Jan. 20^th), starting from outside post position No. 7 in Yonkers Raceway’s $20,000 first-race pace.

Win No. 99 came this past Saturday night (Jan. 13^th), a season-debuting half-length victory (1:55) at the same level (non-winners $20,000 in last five starts) he sees this time around.

 “What can I say?,” was driver George Brennan post mortem. “He knows exactly what he’s doing. I moved him to the lead and he gets lazy, which he does. Then, when he was challenged, he dug in.”

 Brennan once again takes a seat behind the 14-year-old Dragon Again gelding, co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi and JJK Stables. With that 99^th win in his 304^th purse try (in addition to 65 seconds and 43 thirds), he improved the retirement fund to $7,568,478.

 Foiled Again, who’s been winning races here since 2006, includes a pair of George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series titles (2009-10) in his robust resume.
Post time (which in this case is also Foiled Again time) for the dozen–race card is 6:50 PM.

Good luck and thank you for your continued support of IdaBet.com!

(photo-Chris Brokate-accompanies)

A friendly reminder from Yonkers Raceway that Tuesday evening’s (Jan. 16^th) Pick 5 wager starts with a carryover of $5,207.29.

 The Pick 5 is a 50-cent base wager comprising races 7 through 11 during every racing card. It has no consolation payoff, meaning if no one selects all five winners (as was the case Monday night), the entire pool (minus takeout) moves to the next racing program.

 Note the Raceway’s new evening post time is 6:50 PM.

BY FRANK DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway

Thank you for your continued support of Yonkers Raceway and IdaBet.com!

Jan 16, 2018

DRYSDALE’S MADAME STRIPES TAKES GRADE III, $100,000 MEGAHERTZ STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS; RIDDEN BY DESORMEAUX, SHE GETS MILE ON TURF IN 1:34.24

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2018)—Although she hopped leaving the gate, Argentine-bred Madame Stripes settled nicely under Kent Desormeaux and easily overhauled favored Insta Erma late to take Monday’s Grade III Megahertz Stakes by 1 ¼ lengths today at Santa Anita. Trained by Neil Drysdale, the 6-year-old mare got a mile on turf in 1:34.24.

Well back into the first turn, Madame Stripes, who had been idle since running third in the Grade II Bayakoa Stakes on dirt Dec. 3, had two horses beat midway around the Club House turn, but was a fast moving fourth approaching the quarter pole and rallied three-wide through the lane to win going away.

The second choice in a field of seven older fillies and mares at 7-2, Madame Stripes paid $9.00, $4.00 and $2.60.

Owned by Gainesway Stable, Madame Stripes notched her first-ever graded stakes win in her 17^th career start. The Megahertz represents her fourth overall win and with the winner’s share of $60,000, she increased her earnings to $313,218.

Trained by Richard Baltas, Insta Erma moved a bit early inside an erratic Chocolate Coated heading into the far turn and although she out-gamed Thundering Sky for the place, she was no match for the winner late.

Ridden by Corey Nakatani, Insta Erma was off at even money and paid $3.00 and $2.20.

Ridden by Flavien Prat, Thundering Sky set a pressured early pace and held off Laseen by a head for third money. Off at 4-1, Thundering Sky paid $3.20 to show.

Fractions on the race were 23.11, 46.98, 1:10.78 and 1:22.44.

Live racing resumes at Santa Anita on Friday, with first post time at 1 p.m.

Santa Anita will be open for simulcast wagering on Wednesday and Thursday.

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

1ST RACE: 3-4-1-2

2ND RACE: 4-1-3-5

3RD RACE: 4-5-3-6

4TH RACE: 2-1-3-5

5TH RACE: 3-6-2-4

6TH RACE: 4-5-3-1

7TH RACE: 5-6-8-1

8TH RACE: 1-6-3-2

9TH RACE: 5-4-7-1

10TH RACE: 1-4-2-5