The 2024 edition of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series continues on Monday, March 25 at MGM Yonkers Raceway with four $50,000 USD divisions of the second leg.
Three of round one's winners -- Linedrive Hanover (post two), Covered Bridge (post three) and Desperate Man (post four) -- drew in against each other and will compete in the second split, which is race six on the card. Sumomentsomwhere A (post six), who was second to Desperate Man last night (March 18), is also in that race.
Rocknroll Runa A (post four), the fourth of the first leg victors, is in the third section, which is race nine of 12. He'll meet the likes of Pleaseletmeknow (post one), who was a fast-closing third on Monday night, and series veteran Semi Tough (post two), who has a much better draw than he did in the opening round.
Last year's MGM Borgata Pacing Series champion Hellabalou (post three) tops the first flight in race four and a pair of former series heroes in This Is The Plan (post one) and Funatthebeach N (post five) are among the entrants in the final tilt in race 10.
A full look at the fields follows:
Division 1 (Race 4)
Post-Horse-Driver-Trainer
1. Torrid Saint A - Matthew Athearn - Jimmy Nickerson
2. Dunkin - Tim Tetrick - Scott Di Domenico
3. Hellabalou - Yannick Gingras - Mickey Burke Jr.
4. Hemsworth N - Joe Bongiorno - Jared Bako
5. Backstreet Shadow - Matt Kakaley - Travis Alexander
6. Idealsomemagic A - George Brennan - Cory Stratton
Division 2 (Race 6)
Post-Horse-Driver-Trainer
1. Leonidas A - Austin Siegelman - Matthew Medeiros
2. Linedrive Hanover - Scott Zeron - Linda Toscano
3. Covered Bridge - Jordan Stratton - Jeff Gillis
4. Desperate Man - Matt Kakaley - Travis Alexander
5. Thunder Hunter Joe - Scott Zeron - Andrew Adamczyk
6. Sumomentsomwhere A - Yannick Gingras - Mickey Burke Jr.
Division 3 (Race 9)
Post-Horse-Driver-Trainer
1. Pleaseletmeknow - Matt Kakaley - Travis Alexander
2. Semi Tough - Yannick Gingras - Mickey Burke Jr.
3. Strengthfromabove - Jordan Stratton - Besim Odza
4. Rocknroll Runa A - Mark MacDonald - Larry Stalbaum
5. Coaches Corner - Jason Bartlett - Per Engblom
6. Magic Four N - Todd McCarthy - Brett Pelling
7. Venturesome Arden N - Brent Holland - Ricky Bucci
Division 4 (Race 10)
Post-Horse-Driver-Trainer
1. This Is The Plan - Yannick Gingras - Mickey Burke Jr.
2. Cranbourne N - Austin Siegelman - Matthew Medeiros
3. Whats Stanley Got A - George Brennan - Cory Stratton
4. I Did It Myway - Tim Tetrick - Chuck Crissman Jr.
5. Funatthebeach N - Jordan Stratton - Jeff Gillis
6. Fourever Boy - Scott Zeron - Linda Toscano
Preliminary round action in the MGM Borgata Pacing Series continues through Monday, April 15, with the $200,000 USD added final slated to take place on Monday, April 22. This year's MGM Borgata Pacing Series final will also have a "win and you're in" feature for the $125,000 USD Birthday Invitational Pace in May to celebrate 125 years of Yonkers Raceway, the Battle of Lake Erie at MGM Northfield on June 8 and the Aria Invitational at Yonkers scheduled for Sept. 7.
The Friday, March 22 program at Yonkers will be headlined by a trio of $40,000 USD splits of the second leg of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series for pacing mares, featuring a showdown between round one winners Lit De Rose and Tonys Mom in the third division in race ten. The opening rounds of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series will continue through Friday, April 12, with the $125,000 USD added final on Monday, April 22.
Yonkers is currently operating on a Monday-Friday live racing schedule with post time each night at 7 p.m. (EDT).
(Yonkers Raceway)