The King Wins with Cavalier Attitude - on Yonkers Raceway "Court"

The 2016 hunch of the year ? at least for basketball zealots ? lit up the tote board Tuesday afternoon (May 24) at Yonkers Raceway in New York. King-s Cavalier ? as in the ?King? LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers ? put his head in front in the shadow of the wire for trainer-driver Eric Abbatiello to score an upset win in the 11th race at 28-1 odds. The trotter returned $58.50 for a $2 win wager from post position 9, turning back the late challenge to defeat 39-1 shot Wygant Princess, driven by Marcus Melander from post two, keying a monstrous $3,498 exacta for the 9-2 number. The 1? mile winning time was clocked in 2:30. Abbatiello is the son of the legendary Carmine Abbatiello, the fabled ?Red Man? who was leading driver at Yonkers and Roosevelt in the 70-s and 80-s. Dick McGuire, the Hall of Fame Knicks and St. John-s point guard who was a racing devotee, had to be smiling at the proceedings from heaven-s clubhouse. The Dick McGuire Trot, named in his honor, will be contested later on this summer at Yonkers Raceway. Oh, yeah, LeBron-s Cavs try to get back on ?track? tonight in Cleveland with the Eastern Conference Finals even at 2-2 with the Toronto Raptors desperately trying to reach the finish line first.