Tasmanian Daniel wins Yonkers feature

Tasmanian Daniel lasted on the Saturday night lead, winning Yonkers Raceway's $31,000 Open  Handicap Pace in a hard-fought 1:54.2.

With Larry Stalbaum taking his customary seat for owner-trainer Kim Asher, "Daniel" left from post position four. He stepped around Noble's  Grand Slam (Greg Grismore), grabbing the throttle before a :27.2 opening quarter-mile. He then found a :57.3 intermission and 1:25.3 three-quarters, all the while dealing with a first-up 2-1 favorite Rare Jewel (Ryan Anderson).

Tasmanian Daniel dispatched of that one, taking a length-and-a-half lead into the payoff portion. He then engaged in a two-pronged lane duel, beating  Noble's Grand Slam by a head and Up Front Peyton (Brent Holland) by a neck.

Rare Jewel and Print It (Jeff Gregory) grabbed the small change, while JP Jackpot (Stephane Bouchard), who won last week's $60,000 Dominic Frinzi  Invitational, was a non-factor sixth from this week's eight hole.

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