by James Witherite, Tioga Downs racing media
After controlling the terms throughout, War Cry Hall ($3.80)
gave everything he had in the final hundred yards to prevail in Sunday (July 6)
afternoon's $14,000 Miracle Mile 1 trot at Tioga Downs.
The five-year-old gelded son of Cash Hall wasted no time
achieving the lead, sprinting clear of Marion Mayflower (Aaron Byron) and
maintaining a steady yet strong pace through a :56.3 half mile. On the
backstretch, In Your Room (Mike Simons) commenced a first-over rally, pushing
War Cry Hall to his limit on the far turn. Through the stretch, Howard
Parker called upon War Cry Hall for every last ounce of energy, and the
favorite did not disappoint, digging in to stave off not only the persistent In
Your Room, but a belated stand-side charge from Stitch In Time (Tyler Buter),
who rallied strongly to take second.
Jim Raymer trains War Cry Hall for the Harbor Racing Stable,
LLC.
