Yonkers: Pick 5 carries over, Guardian Angel AS bags Open Handicap Trot

Favorites went zero-for-five during Friday night's (September 3) Pick 5 sequence at Yonkers Raceway, capped off by an 18-1 upset by Magic Vacation in the last leg. As a result, there were no winning tickets, and there will be a $2,596.64 carryover and a $10,000 guaranteed pool in the wager on Monday night's (September 6) program.

The guarantee in the Pick 5 is being offered as part of the United States Trotting Association's Strategic Wagering Program. The Pick 5, which begins in race five, has a takeout rate of 20 percent.

Friday night's featured race was the $45,000 Open Handicap Trot, and Guardian Angel AS (Matt Kakaley) worked out a pocket trip behind 2-5 choice It's Academic (George Brennan) through fractions of 27 2/5, 56 3/5, and 1:25 1/5. In the lane Kakaley brought Guardian Angel AS to the outside, and he was able to forge his way by the pace-setter on his way to winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:54 2/5. It's Academic held second over Mississippi Storm (Jordan Stratton).

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Guardian Angel AS, a 7-year-old Archangel stallion, is trained by Anette Lorentzon for owner/breeder ACL Stuteri AB and their partner Kjell Johansson. Guardian Angel AS is now a 27-time winner in his career, and he pushed his earnings to $1,505,180. Sent off at 4-1, he paid $10 to win and led a $21.60 exacta and a $51.00 trifecta.

Monday's program at Yonkers begins at 7:15 p.m.

--press release (Yonkers)--