George Brennan rolled a Yonkers Raceway foursome Saturday night, including both $32,000 co-features.
Odds-on Aracache Hanover ($3.40) gave nothing else a chance in the Winners Over event. From post position No. 3, he snapped through intervals of :27.1, :56, 1:23.4 and 1:52.1. The margin at the wire was a length and a quarter over a first-up Connery Blue Chip (Eric Carlson), with Panongahela (Jason Bartlett), Machs Beach Boy (Pat Lachance) and Fat Mans Alley (Brent Holland) rounding out the payees.
For 'Aracache,' a seven-year-old son of Dragon Again co-owned by William Switala and James Martin and trained by Ron Burke, it was his fourth win (third consecutive at three different venues) in 15 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $18.20, with triple returning $55.50.
The co-featured Preferred Handicap saw Take It Back Terry ($5.20) gut it out in 1:52.4. 'Terry,' from post No. 4, moved to attack 3-2 favourite China Grill (Lachance) as that one laid down the law with sub-sections of :27.2, :56.3 and 1:24.3. Take It Back Terry survived the long grind, whipping the horse on his back — Fameous Western (Bartlett) — by a head. Code Word (Brent Holland), China Grill and Malak Uswaad N (Eric Goodell) settled for the remainder.
Second choice 'Terry,' a five-year-old Western Terror gelding co-owned by Burke (as Burke Racing), Weaver Bruscemi, Larry Karr and Phil Collura, is now four-for-10 this season. The exacta paid $56.50, the triple returned $231 and the superfecta paid $513.
(Yonkers Raceway)