Bruce Ranger had Aracache Hanover sailing through fractions of 26.3, 55.4, and 1:24.2 and finally put away the first over move of Drive All Night in rein to Anthony Napolitano by mid-stretch. Lurking in the pocket the whole mile was Forty Carrots, and when just enough open road could be negotiated by driver Wally Hennessey at the edge of the toteboard Forty Carrots responded with a powerful brush just like last week to take down the top prize. Rick's Sign with Fern Paquet Jr. came through traffic to earn the show position.
Forty Carrots has suddenly developed a big reputation for a lethal late brush in South Florida. The Riverboat King-Mathamomics 5 year old pacer has now won half of his ten starts this year to increase his lifetime bankroll to $226,570. Forty Carrots races at Pompano from the Kim and Jay Sears stable for owners Richard Clair of Stafford, VA and Lance Gordon of Clinton, NY.
In the Open-II Pace for an $8,500 purse, Appley Ever After followed up a 1:51 life's mark of last week in a $10,000 claimer to repeat on the class rise to score in 1:51.2. Anthony Napolitano was in the bike to guide the 5 year old Allamerican Ingot-Sandy Apple gelding to the front end tally over the pocket-sitting Red Star Paylater with Dan Clements in tow and Hay Goodlooking driven by Rick Plano. Mike Watson co-owns and trains Appley Ever After, with Richard Noel of Livonia, MI holding the other ownership share. It was another Mike Watson trained starter, Spartan Justice, that won the $7,300 purse Open III Pace in a life's mark of 1:51.2 with Dan Clements in the bike for owner Michael Kallen of West Bloomfield, MI. In the $12,000 purse Mares Open Handicap Pace, Best Around survived a :54 opening half to win again in 1:51.1 with Jason Dillander in the bike. Paul Holzman trains Best Around for Joel Benson Stables of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Bryan's Ideal driven by Dan Clements was second and Nillabomb partnered by Wally Hennessey was third.
