Yonkers: Jason Bartlett scores 11,000th career win

Jason Bartlett won four of the first six races on Monday night (January 27) at MGM Yonkers Raceway, and the last of those victories was the 11,000th of his driving career.

Bartlett swept the early double with Flip My Chip (1:54 3/5) and Sport Secret (1:55 1/5) for trainers Nick Devita and Jeff Cullipher, then captured the fourth dash with trainer Scott Blackler's Heza Charttopper A (1:53 2/5). That set the stage for the milestone, and Bartlett got it in the sixth with Doug Dilloian Jr.-trained Orlando Blue A (1:54 2/5).

This made Bartlett just the 14th driver based in North America to have 11,000 lifetime triumphs, joining Dave Palone, Tony Morgan, Aaron Merriman, Herve Filion, Cat Manzi, David Miller, Tim Tetrick, George Napolitano Jr., George Brennan, Wally Hennessey, Dave Magee, Walter Case Jr. and Zeke Parker Jr. Bartlett has also driven the earners of over $161.6 million.

Coming off a 2024 campaign that saw him take his 13th leading driver title at Yonkers, Bartlett has already opened up a double-digit win margin in the standings through just six programs at the oval this year.

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In addition to sending out Bartlett's 11,000th winner, Dilloian Jr. also took Monday night's featured $35,000 Invitational Pace with Finvarra A (driven by Yannick Gingras) on the front-end in 1:54 2/5.

An 8-year-old gelding by American Ideal, Finvarra A is owned by David Linker, Brian Loman and Robert Venable and posted his 18th lifetime tally. Finvarra A, who has banked $265,117, paid $6.40 to win and led a $33.00 exacta and a $138.00 trifecta.

MGM Yonkers Raceway is currently operating on a Monday through Friday live racing schedule with post time each night at 6:45 p.m. (EST).

--press release (Yonkers)--