Symphony In Motion Strikes Winning Note In Cape & Cutter
Final; Jamie Sue Sweeps TLC
Symphony In Motion drafted behind the early leader Go On BB
and darted between horses in the stretch to prevail by a nose in 1:52.1.
Ginger And Fred closed stoutly to finish third. Symphony In Motion,
trained by Mark Harder, paid $7 to win the fourth race feature.
“It worked out perfectly,” said winning driver Ron
Pierce. “We buzzed out of there pretty good, fell in the two-hole and
followed Yannick [Gingras and Go On BB] around. We got a bit of a
breather in the third quarter. [Yannick] backed things off a little and
she swelled up in the hole. The horse coming first up, Higher And Higher,
just got a little tired and we were able to slip up the inside and nip
her.
“I didn’t think we had it because Higher And Higher is so
long and tall and this mare is kind of short,” Pierce continued. “I
thought he [Higher And Higher’s driver Daryl Bier] had me by a couple of
inches.”
The victory was the first of the season for Symphony In
Motion, who surpassed $1 million in career earnings. Lifetime, she is now
35 –for-119. Joseph Jannuzzelli of Manalapan ,
NJ bred and co-owns the 8-year-old daughter of
Bettor’s Delight with Carol Demarch of Springfield ,
NJ
“She’s toiled away for a few years and done it the hard way
against open mares,” Harder said of the earnings milestone. “She’s just
such a sweetheart and a pleasure to race.”
Robert Di Nozzi’s Jamie Sue capitalized on a miscue by the
leader to take the $47,000 Tender Loving Care final later in the evening.
Tim Tetrick steered the 3-year-old Art Major lass to a career best 1:54
victory. Jamie Sue, trained by Mark Ford, improved her record to two wins
in 18 career starts.
“She really likes a target and she got it today,” Tetrick
said. “I got out and she did the rest. She doesn’t always pay
attention. She’s got an open bridle on and she looks at everything.
When she finally does get in gear, she goes well. It made my job easier
when Yannick’s horse [Gingras, who was driving Winning It] ran, but we got
there. She’s really green. She hasn’t really figured out how to
race yet.”
