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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Ppk5/8 - Eleven Year Old Takes A Big Mark

It isn't very often that a horse in the second decade of life will earn a career best speed mark but the veteran pacer Armbro Billow accomplished just that on the final Saturday night of January at The Winter Capital Of Harness Racing.

In a $6,100 purse conditioned test, Armbro Billow was kept well back of the unsustainable pace made Big Bam Ray in rein to Richie Simard as the fastest opening half of the meet thus far flashed up 53.1. Going into the final turn in 1:21.3 Joe Pavia Jr. had Armbro Billow out wide in the advancing flow and brushing home the best in 1:50.4 over Flexjet partnered by Wally Hennessey and Night Train Shane driven by Anthony Napolitano.

It was the 69th career victory for Armbro Billow. The 11 year old Rustler Hanover-Armbro Breeze gelding has been trained to a career bankroll of more than $518,000 by Mike Watson for Streetwise Stable of Canton, MI.


Post time is 7:15 p.m. Eastern every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at The Winter Capital Of Harness Racing. Free race night live streaming, handicapping selections by Hall of Fame inductee John Berry, and replays are in the 'racing' tab at www.theislepompanopark.com along with the racing schedule through July of 2012 for The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park