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Yonkers, NY --- Bettor N Better N (Jason Bartlett, $9.30) tripped out from the pocket Friday (April 22) night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $30,000 Filly and Mare Preferred Handicap Pace.

 

In play early from her assigned post position three, Bettor N Better made the first lead before handing off to 4-5 favorite Sassa Hanover (George Brennan).

 

Sassa Hanover, looking to regain past glory, led through intervals of :27.2, :56.1 and 1:24.1, taking a length lead into the lane.

 

Despite getting comfy fractions and the fact none of her five rivals moved until McCovey Cove N (Jordan Stratton) did so from fifth nearing the three-quarters, Sassa Hanover was done. Bettor N Better edged out of the pocket, went by the leader and held off a twisting-and-turning, knifing-through McCovey Cove N by a neck in a season’s best 1:52.3.

 

Alhambra (Tyler Buter) angled from the three-hole and was third, while Sassa Hanover faded to fifth.

 

For second choice Bettor N Better, a 4-year-old daughter of Bettor’s Delight owned by Bamond Racing and trained by Jeffrey Bamond Jr., it was her second win in five seasonal starts.

 

The Raceway’s live season continues Saturday night with a $1.3 million 13-race card (first post 7:10 p.m.), highlighted by the sport’s two richest races of the season to date, the $609,000 final of the George Morton Levy Memorial (9th race) and $309,800 final of the Blue Chip Matchmaker (7th race).