Friday night at Yonkers Raceway, it rained rain. Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway, it rained Rain Train. Rain Train survived a tough, first-over effort to win the featured $30,000 Open Handicap Pace, going over the $200,000 career earnings plateau in the process. With Jason Bartlett driving for trainer Robert Sumner, Rain Train--handed post position No. 3--watched from an early fourth as Bob's Alibi (Greg Grismore) stepped on the expensive gas.
"Bob" found a :27.2 opening quarter-mile, :57.2 intermission and 1:25.1 three-quarters before Rain Train took his shot. He engaged Bob's Alibi in and out of the final turn, gaining the advantage before 14-1 proposition Secluded Island (Jim Meittinis) began his rally.
Rain Train, however, found the end zone when he needed it, getting to the line a neck before Secluded Island in a season's-best 1:53. Ghee's House (Catello Manzi), the 2-1 favorite, closed enough to grab the bottom of the ticket, with Forest Vic A (Steve Smith) and Mr. P B N (Eric Abbatiello) mining the morsels. Bob's Alibi faded to sixth, beating only Runover Feelling (Stephane Bouchard). For Rain Train, a 5-year-old Jenna's Beach Boy gelding co-owned (with his trainer) by Gary Paganelli, he returned $12.60 (fourth choice) for his second win in six seasonal starts. The exacta paid $138, with the triple worth $592.
'Twas bombs away at the ol' Raceway Saturday, with the average win mutuel a studly $20.96 for the dozen races.
Borilla, dismissed at 61-1, led the legion of longshots, getting up from second-over for driver Smith at a crisp $124. It was the second triple-digit winner in the past three racing programs. Thursday night, Gretamaro N (Jordan Stratton), sent postward withe very few supporters at 69-1, overcame the eight-hole to return $141. (Yonkers Raceway)
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