Take It Back Terry wins $40,000 open

Take it Back Terry (George Brennan, $2.30) did his damage inside at the harness racing meeting on Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $40,000 Open Handicap Pace.

After pole-assigned E Z Noah (Brent Holland)-himself chased along to catch gate-stuffed everyone in behind, "Terry", from post position No. 5, and Mach it So (Jason Bartlett), were nestled second and third, respectively.

"Noah" led through intervals of :27, :55.3 and 1:23.1 before Mach it So took his shot.

E Z Noah maintained a short lead into the lane, but Take it Back Terry had a rare rendezvous with the passing lane and went by.

The final margin was a length in a season's-best 1:50.3.

E Z Noah held second, with Mach it So, Alberto Contador N (Tyler Buter) and Big N Bad (Eric Carlson) coming away with the remainder.

Mach's Beach Boy (Pat Lachance) was outrun.

For Take it Back Terry, a 6-year-old Western Terror gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by (trainer) Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi, Larry Karr and Phil Collura, it was his 12th win in 28 seasonal tries.

The exacta paid $10.20, with the triple returning $26.

Brennan's pair of wins Saturday raised his career number to 8,997.

Sunday racing returns today/tomorrow (Nov. 8), with first post at 11:15 AM.

Frank Drucker