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A trio of Open events serve as the marquee races during the opening weekend of the 2021 spring meeting at Northville Downs, with races taking place at the suburban Detroit facility on Friday (April 2) and Saturday (April 3) evenings.
Friday s co-features are the $8,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace and the $8,000 Open Handicap Trot, slotted as the eighth and ninth races on an 11-race program.
In the distaff feature, Another Beach Day is the 8-5 morning line favourite after racing all winter at Florida s Pompano Park and will start from the pole in the field of seven. The five-year-old daughter of Somebeachsomewhere last won on March 9, defeating conditioned company at Pompano in 1:54.2 while under the care of Braxten Boyd. Braxten s dad, Brett, has assumed Another Beach Day s training duties, and Darrell Wright has been tabbed to drive.
Yonkers Raceway s $1 Pick 6 proved elusive once again on Thursday night, as having five out of six winners was the best result anyone playing the wager could manage. That means Friday night s sequence will have a $6,783.81 carryover and a $10,000 guaranteed pool.
The guarantee is being offered as part of the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program.
Yonkers Raceway s Pick 6 has a takeout rate of 20 percent, as do the track s nightly Pick 4 and Pick 5 wagers.
Friday night s 10-race program at Yonkers starts at 7:15 p.m., with the Pick 6 kicking off in the third race.
Thursday night’s featured race was the $30,000 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace, and it was won by a returning My Ruebe Star N (Jordan Stratton) in 1:57.