Trainer Ron Burke looks to hit a stakes double in the $380,000 Art Rooney and $164,744 Lismore Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway.
Burke, the top trainer at Yonkers as well as arguably all of North America, sends out 7-5 morning-line favorite All Bets Off in the Rooney and 3-1 second-choice Southwind Silence in the Lismore. Both horses easily won their respective eliminations last week.
The Rooney, a three-year-old open pace, has an estimated post time of 11 p.m., while its companion race, the Lismore for three-year-old fillies, is set to go to the gate at 10:20 p.m.
California Dreamin’
A week before he looks to make history in the Belmont with a run at completing the Triple Crown, California Chrome’s jockey, Victor Espinoza, will meet and greet his fans Saturday at 7 p.m. at Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment.