Delitfulcatherin N firing on all cylinders

Delitfulcatherin N (Bettor’s Delight) posted her fourth win in her last five appearances in the Open Handicap Pace for harness racing fillies and mares at Yonkers Raceway, taking Thursday’s (September 8) edition of that event in 1:51.3.

Driven by Jordan Stratton, Delitfulcatherin N found a seat in third from post six and watched as Blue Chip Matchmaker Series champion Drama Act (George Brennan) drove on two-wide and took the lead away from Reachthruthesky As (Dan Dube) after the 26.4 opening quarter. Stratton then put Delitfulcatherin N in motion first-over on the second turn, and she would brush by Drama Act beyond the 55.1 half.

After Delitfulcatherin N took command, that left Siesta Beach (Austin Siegelman) first-up, and she would be left on the rim to the 1:23 three-quarters. Behind the battling leaders, McMarkle Sparkle (Jim Marohn Jr.) would go three-wide from second-over on the final bend, while a third-over Dragon Roll (Tyler Buter) was able to navigate down to the pylons in the pocket as Drama Act retreated.

All the while Delitfulcatherin N remained the boss, though, and while Dragon Roll gave it an effort on the inside in the stretch and McMarkle Sparkle tried to surge while widest, Delitfulcatherin N had plenty left in the tank to the wire and would defeat Dragon roll by a length and a half. McMarkle Sparkle was third, followed by Siesta Beach, Reachthruthesky AS, and Drama Act.

Jeff Gillis trains the victorious 6-year-old Bettor’s Delight mare for owner Mark Ford. This was her 17th career victory, and she has now earned $270,934. The 4-5 favorite, Delitfulcatherin N paid $3.60 to win and led a $15.00 exacta and a $45.60 trifecta.

In other news from the Thursday program, keyed mainly by a 40-1 upset by Dbldelitebrigade N (Bettor’s Delight) in the opening leg, the Pick 5 was not hit, resulting in a $3,577.42 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the sequence on Friday night (September 9).

The guarantee in the Pick 5 is being offered as part of the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program. Free past performances for the Pick 5, courtesy of TrackMaster, will be available here. The Pick 5, which begins in race five, has a takeout rate of 20 percent.

Friday night’s ten-race program gets underway at 6:55 p.m. Yonkers is currently operating on a Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday live racing schedule.

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From Yonkers Raceway