I've been watching racing for a million years and I never saw back to back dead heats before but it happened tonight at Yonkers in the 6th and 7th races.
RACE 6 - Yonkers Raceway - NY - August 20, 2024
Conditions: NW $15,000 IN LAST 5 STARTS. AE: WINNERS IN LAST START OF THE BASE CLASS "NW $10,000 L5" AE: 3-5 YO NW 8 P-M RACES LT
Gait: Pace Purse: 21,000 Class: NW15000L5Distance: 1 mile Track Cond: FT Temp-Allow: 66-0 Off Time: 8:42 PM
HN Horse PP 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Finish Actual LQ Odds Driver Trainer
1 Ohoka Le Bron N 1 1/3T 1/2 1/1H 1/H 1DH/1 1:51.2 28.1 5.40 Steve Smith Ricky Bucci
3 Wattsup Sunshine A 3 3/5H 3/3T 3°/1H 2/H 1DH/1 1:51.2 28.0 5.30 Brent Holland Shaun Vallee
2 Night Hawk 2 2/3T 2/2 2/1H 3/1 3/1 1:51.3 28.1 *1.15 George Brennan Ron Burke
The prices were right for both of them to try!
RACE 7 - Yonkers Raceway - NY - August 20, 2024
Conditions: F&M CLAIMING ALLOWANCE $50,000
Gait: Pace Purse: 22,000 Class: FM50000CLM Distance: 1 mile Track Cond: FT Temp-Allow: 66-0 Off Time: 9:03 PM
HN Horse PP 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Finish Actual LQ Odds Driver Trainer
3 Jive Dancing A 3 1/1H 1/1H 1/1 1/1H 1DH/NK 1:54.0 29.1 2.45 Jason Bartlett Besim Odza
6 Ideal Cover 6 5/6 5°/3 4°/2H 4/2Q 1DH/NK 1:54.0 28.4 7.20 Jim Marohn Jr Scott Di Domenico
1 Got Sexy Scars 1 2/1H 3/1H 3/1Q 2/1H 3/NK 1:54.0 29.0 14.60 Jordan Stratton Jared Cooper
2 Lookoveryour 2 3/3 4/3 5/3 5/2Q 4/T 1:54.1 28.4 18.60 Mark Macdonald Bruce Lauer
5 Pembroke Southie 5 4/4H 2°/1H 2°/1 3/1H 5/T 1:54.1 29.1 *0.90 Joe Bongiorno Joe Bongiorno
Again, good prices to try and joe b @ 4/5 had a rough trip!