In the Wednesday evening, February 1 edition of the $12,000 purse Open Handicap Trot at The Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park, Jaavos Boy was at the top of his game. Ingraham sent the S J's Photo-Hayworth Hanover 6year old gelding to the front in the opening strides, yieldly briefly to Florida arch-rival Keystone Thomas at the quarter in 27.3, and then recaptured the front to stride away through split times 56.3 and 1:25.4 enroute to a decisive win in 1:54.3. Scorpion Moon took an inside trip from third into the stretch before unleashing a late stretch brush to take down second for driver Joe Pavia Jr. and Keystone Thomas with Bruce Ranger in tow had to settle for third. It was the first time since last November 30 that Keystone Thomas missed out on a top two finish at the South Florida plant.
Barry Probber trains Jaavos Boy for the Probber-Morse Stable of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Since returning to Pompano last Fall after 2011 competition at Pocono Downs, Yonkers, and The Meadowlands, Jaavos Boy has used his superior gate speed to amass a record of 9,4-3-2. The career winner of over $246,000 is on course to challenge his 2011 earnings of over $103,000 since he's banked $18,000 already this year.
