Foiled Again’s second crack at his first hundred happens in conjunction with Yonkers Raceway's return to Thursday nights.
First post for the 10-race, first-of-the-month card is 6:50 p.m. Foiled Again, whose 99 career wins go along with a sport’s-best $7.6 million in earnings, drew post position No. 5 in the $20,000, eighth-race pace.
Yannick Gingras is reunited with his long-time ‘date’ for co-owner (as Burke Racing)/trainer Ron Burke. The 14-year-old Dragon Again gelding won his seasonal debut, moving him to the precipice of the milestone. However, he threw in a clunker in his last outing, finishing a non-factor sixth.
Thursday night is the 306th lifetime purse try for Foiled Again as he remains at the same (non-winners of $20,000 in last five starts) level of his previous two races.
Note that the Raceway shall offers a six-program race week beginning this Sunday (Jan. 28th). The Sunday ‘French’ card goes at High Noon, while the ensuing evenings (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) all have a first post of 6:50 PM.
After this weekend, Sundays take a hiatus until Feb. 25th.
(Yonkers)