As often happens in stakes events some dominate which was the
case in the trotting divisions.
Harold “call me Joe” Smith and Ashes Cash, a freshman of
Kash Hall-Ashameg, annihilated their competition in the
2-year-old Trot Final when they scored a 20-length triumph in a
time of 2:02.1. Far back in second place was Paradise Paintball (Michael
Miller) who was a length better than Sandy Rose (Ron Abbott) who garnered the
show dough.
For Ashes Cash, a home-bred owned by his driver, it marked
the colt’s ninth triumph in10 starts which boosted his bankroll to
over $20,000. He paid just $2.80 for win.
Equally impressive was the 2:00.1 mile trotted by Enough
Kash in the 3 year old Trot Final. The daughter of Cash Hall-Fashionablefilly,
driven by her co-owner, Doug Ackley, romped to an eased- up five-length victory
over the Howard Okusko-driven, Belles Of Churton. Honey Muffin finished third
for Truman Gale.
The only time this home-bred filly was beaten-she finished
second—was in an Excelsior Series trot at Batavia Downs on July 28th.
Her seasonal stats show 15 wins in 16 starts and purses in excess of
$28,000.
Despite her impressive stats Enough Kash, owned by Doug and
Tyra Joanne Ackley, returned a $7.40 mutuel.
The 2 year old Pacing Final saw River Rising
turn in yet another impressive victory when the daughter of Riverboat
King-Ashlee Lynn made a laugher out of her contest when she romped to a
17-length victory in a time of 1:59.
Chris Lems was at the controls and used the front-end route
to out-pace second place finisher Ahead Of The Crowd driven by John
Mc Kearin. Three lengths farther back in third place was Winlightn’strikes
handled by Dave Fisher.
Owned by Andy Gardner, River Rising, a $2000 purchase
at Harrisburg last fall, paid $3.40 for win.
The only upset in the NYSSCF divisions came in the 3
year old Pace Final when Lee Dahn hustled Officer Candidate to a rousing
1:57.3 victory over Neptune and Joe Chindano in a thrilling finish. At
the wire the two pacers were heads apart but it was the 14-1 shot who
prevailed.
Officer Candidate, a son of Riverboat King-One Sad
Bister, was a $4700 purchase at the Morrisville Sale last year.
He’s co-owned by his driver and Larry Dahn and paid $30.40 for win.
With his victory the colt took a new lifetime mark and now has seasonal
earnings of $17,478.
