Yonkers holds mile-and-a-quarter series final

Yonkers Raceway featured the $40,000 Pop-Up Series final Tuesday, August 1 and after a three-way battle for control of the lead, Lous The Attitude (Sweet Lou), one of only two three-year-olds in the field, came away with the victory.

The 1^st race on the card saw the final raced at an extra distance of one and one-quarter mile and the action was fast and furious from the start.

Three horses all vied for the early lead with Franco Nador N (Austin Siegelman) along the rail, Lous The Attitude (Jordan Stratton) first-over and then race favorite Hurrikane Jonnybox (Daniel Dube) three-wide and they all fought it out to the opening quarter mile in :28.2.

Hurrikane Jonnybox won the battle with Lous The Attitude getting the two-hole trip as they raced single file to the half mile in :56.3, then the three-quarters in 1:26.1 and the mile time was 1:54.1.

Enjoying the live cover, Stratton waited until the final turn to send Lous The Attitude after Hurrikane Jonnybox and after collaring him, pulled away to win by one and one-half lengths in 2:23.2. Counter Offer (Mike Whelan) closed well with a :55.4 last half mile to be second with Hurrikane Jonnybox third.

LOUS THE ATTITUDE REPLAY

It was the fifth win this season for Lous The Attitude, who is trained by Engblom for owners Brian Gordon and Stephen Gordon. He paid $10.20 to win.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink