It was “new barn, old result” for Domethatagain, who was driven by the hot-handed Ron Pierce, Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $33,000 Open Pace.
Unhurried from post position No. 4, the 13-10 choice watched as invading Texican N (Matt Kakaley) made the lead around pole-sitting, defending champ Pan From Nantucket (Eric Goodell).
Texican N made the lead before a :28-second opening quarter-mile and seemed comfy going toward the half. Domethatagain was out and moving when Texican N apparently jumped a shadow on the track.
Regardless, he bolted inside the cones as Domethatagain found the front just after a :57.2 intermission. That left 'Nantucket' pocketed and Money Twitch A (Jordan Stratton) first-up.
Domethatagain maintained his advantage in and out of a 1:25.2 three-quarters, taking a length and a half lead into the lane. The people's preference widened to a couple of lengths at the wire, which he found in 1:52.4...matching a season's-best.
The feature win was one of five for Pierce on the 12-race card.
Pan From Nantucket was a loose-pocket second, with American Rage (Brian Sears), P H Supercam (Jason Bartlett) and Sapphire City (Eric Carlson) rounding out the payees.
Domethatagain, a five-year-old statebred son of Bettors Delight now co-owned by trainer Rene Allard (as Allard Racing), Bob Hamather and Bruce Soulsby, he returned $4.70 for his third (consecutive) win in four seasonal starts. The exacta (two wagering favourites) paid $12.80, with the triple returning $63.
The handle of $1,026,419 was the fifth highest total of the season.
(With files from Yonkers Raceway)