Doctor Butch (Pat Berry) posted the
most impressive win in one of three divisions of NYSS for 2-year old colt pacers
on Friday night at Tioga Downs. Starting from post position number four,
Berry hustled Doctor
Butch to the front past an opening quarter in 27. From there his biggest
challenger, Bet The Moon (Jim Marohn Jr.) sat on his back through fractions of
56 and 1:23.4. Around the final turn
Berry
asked Doctor Butch for more and the 2-year old responded impressively pacing a
final panel of 28.1 to win in 1:52 establishing a new lifetime mark. It was the
fifth win in seven starts for the 2-year old son of Art Major – Classical
Yankee who with the win increased his seasonal earnings to more than $155,000.
Linda Toscano trains Doctor Butch for Ken Jacobs who purchased the colt for
$55,000 as a yearling.
Deny Deny Deny and Pat Berry
captured the first division in the first race of the night. Leaving from post
position number one in a field of seven,
Berry
placed Deny Deny Deny on the lead past a quarter in 28. From there
Berry set comfortable
fractions of 57.1 and 1:25 before holding off late pressure from Artist Night
(Jim Meittinis) to win in 1:53.2. The mile was a new lifetime mark for Deny
Deny Deny who captured his second victory in six starts and increased his
earnings to more than $96,000. Linda Toscano trains the 2-year old son of Art
Major – Fool For You for Ken Jacobs of
Baldwinsville,
New York.
In the second division, Thirty Two
Red (Ray Schnittker) carved out fractions of 27, 56.1, and 1:25 before cruising
away in the stretch to win in 1:53.4. It was the fourth win of the year for the
2-year old son of Bettor’s Delight – Sakura
Hanover who was purchased for $70,000 by the
partnership of Schnittker, Gewertz, Arnold, and Burroughs.
Tioga Downs continues live racing
on Saturday, August 18
th with a post time of 6:50 pm, for more
information on Tioga Downs please visit us on our website at
www.tiogadowns.com .
