MM's Lucky Boy made it three wins in his last four Friday trotting features,
doing the damage in 1:55.3. Leaving from post position No. 5--in one notch
after an inside defection--he stepped past pole-sitting Speed Bomb (Jason
Bartlett) before a 29-second opening quarter-mile.
After a :58.2 intermission, E L Rock (George Brennan), last week's 25-1
upsetter, tried it first-up from fifth. However, he was out of ammo soon after
a 1:26.4 three-quarters as "Lucky Boy" had a length advantage turning
for home. He withstood Speed Bomb by three-quarters of a length in 1:55.3,
Mystical Starlight (Mark MacDonald), Perfect Picture (Cat Manzi) and E L Rock
settled for the small change.
For MM's Lucky Boy, a 5-year-old Malabar Millennium gelding trained by Erv
Miller for himself, along with David and John Prushnok, it was his seventh win
in 19 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $9.10, the triple returned $39.80 and
the superfecta paid $145.50.
The veteran statebred All Spirit did it the hard way, going first-up and over
11-10 favorite P Note Blue Chip (Brennan), then holding Naughtytiltheend
(Holland) at bay by a neck. Third went to a third-over Breakheart Pass
(Bartlett), with P Note and Billmar Scooter (Eric Goodell) grabbing the
remainder.
It was "P Note" who worked around longshot Shanghai Lil (MacDonald)
early, taking the lead just past a :27.1 opening quarter-mile. From
there, a seemingly-soft-enough 29-second next portion (:56.1 half) before All
Spirit--leaving from post position No. 3--moved from fourth.
All Spirit was getting serious in and out of the 1:24.4 three-quarters, though
P Note Blue Chip held a half-length lead into the lane. All Spirit eventually
disposed of the leader, then kept a second-over Naughtytiltheend away in
1:52.4.
For All Spirit, a 6-year-old daughter of Bettor's Delight owned by Larry
Lanpher and trained by Judy Lanpher, she returned $10.80 (third choice) for her
seventh win in 16 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $47.20, with the triple
returning $279.50.
The
Raceway continues its normal five-night-per-week live schedule, with first post
every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM. Evening
simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting
available around the NYRA schedule.
