E Street Plan and Mike Simons took
home Saturday night’s second division of the Nichols True Value late closer at
Tioga Downs. The duo left alertly from post position number eight and
relinquished the lead to pacesetter Eastend Eddie (Sean Bier) through an
opening quarter of 26.4. Simons then let Eastend Eddie do the heavy lifting
through fractions of 55.2 and 1:23.2 before pulling around the final turn to
challenge in the stretch. Down the stretch Eastend Eddie reached for more, but
E Street Plan proved too strong capturing victory in 1:51. The mile established
a new lifetime mark for the 3-year old son of Rocknroll Hanover – Plan On It,
who posted his fifth win in ten seasonal starts for trainer Chuck Connor Jr.
Tioga Downs continues live racing
on Sunday, June 10 at 1:30 pm featuring the $182,000 Bettor’s Delight and
$184,000 Artiscape Pace. Tioga Downs will also offer a $5,000 guaranteed pick
four on races 9 – 12 which starts with the Bettor’s Delight, for more
information on Tioga Downs please visit us online at www.tiogadowns.com .
