Zeke got his day rolling with a 1:55.4 victory with Stanley
Indig’s recent claimed Fuguzzi ($3.00)in the second race. It was the
second start and second consecutive win for the pacer’s new owner.
Parker then won the third with Mike Carubba’s Model Magnate
($5.60) in 1:57.4.
Win number three came after Parker reined Charles Strukel’s
Snuff Box ($17.40) to a head to a victory in a time of 1:57.4 in the seventh
race. Then in the eighth race Parker got Bill Demberg’s Southwind
Irvin ($5.00) home first in a 1:56 clocking for the pacer’s 13th
seasonal victory.
Parker then won the 12th race with Lav’s Racing Stables Ooby
Dooby ($5.60) in a time of 1:56.4 making training double for Joe Carubba, who
also conditions Model Magnate.
“Speed seemed to be holding up today so I put most of my
winners on the front-end,” Parker said at day’s end. “ I wasn’t alone
either, most of the other winners today were on the front end, too.”
With his five driving victories today Zeke now has 10,751
career wins which ranks him seventh all=time.
And the trainer -driver combination of Pete Pellegrino and
Greg Merton just keep winning. Merton , first choice of trainer Pellegrino,
guided the Baron Racing Stables Arts Day to a 1:56.4 triumph in the sixth
race notching the pacer’s eighth consecutive victory and 11th in 22
starts.
Pellegrino also handed the lines to Merton in the 10th
race and together they enjoyed a 1:56.2 vicotry with Kiss My Cam, also
owned by the Baron Racing Stable.
Pellegrino is in a dog-fight for top training honors with
Gary Messenger. Messenger lead by one victory 78-77.
