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14-Year-Old Horse, Trained by 90-Year-Old Trainer Wins at Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers Raceway saw experience beat youth as a 14 year horse, trained by a 90 year old trainer, won yesterday.
It was “old timers’ day” this afternoon at Yonkers Raceway. The 14-year-old pacer Sakra Fella, trained by 90-year-old Carl Dobkowski, lit up the tote board with a $66.50 win mutual ($2 wager) in the opening race on the Tuesday matinee card.
Scott Zeron drove the Pacific Fella gelding to a three-quarter length win over the 2-5 favored Arthur, driven by Matt Kakaley, stopping the clock in 1:58 for the mile in the $6,500 pace.
Sakra Fella is now 2-for-3 in his final year of racing after going winless the past two seasons. Fourteen is the mandatory retirement age for a harness racehorse. Sakra Fella comprises Dobkowski’s one-horse stable.
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Sakra hadn’t won more than two races in a year since 1978. The veteran warrior has been racing since 2005, a year prior to Yonkers Raceway’s Empire City Casino slot machine era, which began in 2006. Tuesday’s win was his 20th in his 180th career start, good for $298,902 in lifetime earnings.
