Yonkers: Brian Sears reaches 10,000 career win milestone

Brian Sears won the 10,000th race of his more-than-distinguished career Sunday afternoon (Aug. 26th), reaching the milestone at his second home, Yonkers Raceway.

Sears, as good a big-money driver as the sport has ever seen, found the plateau with death-and-taxes Chasin’ Dreams ($2.30) in the $16,000 ninth race trot. The 3-year-old Credit Winner gelding quarter-moved to the lead, then defeated Striking Encore (Jason Bartlett) by a pair of lengths in 1:57 1/5.

After the achievement, as required by state and federal law, Sears was presented with the obligatory congratulatory sign.

He began the afternoon getting win 9,999 with favored Top Flight Angel ($5.40)—the 2017 Yonkers Trot winner—in the $44,000 Open Handicap Trot (1:54 3/5).

The 50-year-old Sears, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has career purse earnings in excess of $186 million.

--press release (Yonkers Raceway)--