The
second $20,000 leg of the Horse & Groom trotting series drew a dozen
entries and went as the first and third races on the Friday night card.
Bambino
Glide took the opener in wire to wire fashion for Andy Miller to kick
off the card on a pleasant spring evening, reducing his career record to
1:52.2 in the process. Miller sent the favored Bambino Glide to the top and set
even fractions with second choice Hldontghttoyurdrms pocketed throughout in the
abbreviated field. In the stretch Bambino Glide sprinted away from that rival
under his own power to a two and a quarter length
decision. Crosby's Clam Bake may have secured a final berth with his third
place finish after being a judges scratch from the first leg.
Julie
Miller is the trainer and Kapiledo Singh and Shakoor’s Racing Stable share
ownership of the winner is will look for the series sweep as the likely
favorite in next Saturday’s $60,600 final.
The
second division saw Banker Volo prevail over Amigo Ranger in a photo. Amigo
Ranger was a leg one winner in first over fashion and new driver Jimmy Morrill
seized the opportunity afforded by the short field to steal easy fractions on
the lead, aided by Ashes Cash and Explosive Action both going off
stride before the half.
Banker
Volo sat the pocket throughout and tipped out head stretch for Marcus Miller to
engage the leader. It took the length of the stretch, but Banker Volo did get
his nose on the wire first in 1:55.2. Amigo Ranger was gallant in defeat and
March Awareness rewarded the hunch players with the show dough.
Erv
Miller trains the talented Yankee Glide five year old for Mystical Marker
Farms, Peggy Hood and Paymaq Racing.
A series of upsets on the second-half of the card, included
a 24-1 Team Orange Crush shocker in the 7th with Bambino Hall,
ignited a massive Late Pick 4 payout of $14,209.80 from the pool of $66,901,
yielding just four winning tickets. This marked the fourth time on the
meet where the Late Pick 4 returned over $10,000 for the pool that has returned
an average payout of over $8,000 so far in 2014.
The Late Pick 4 returns Saturday with its customary $50,000
guaranteed pool. Featured on the Saturday program is the Final of The
Winter Survivor Series and the second round of the Clyde Hirt. Post time
is 7:15 P.M.
