by James Witherite, Tioga Downs racing media
Benefiting from a pocket trip, the Wiz Kids Stable's Golden
Gun ($27.80) took his second consecutive win in Monday (August 18) evening's
$15,000 Open Pace at Tioga Downs.
The four-year-old Headmaster gelding tracked 1-4 favorite
Bet On the Law (Joe Pavia, Jr.) through strong yet controlled fractions of
:27.1, :55.3, and 1:22.4 before edging off the pegs midway through the far
turn. At the top of the stretch, Bet On the Law was fully extended, and
would be collared by Golden Gun in the final 70 yards of a 1:51 mile.
Golden Gun won by just shy of a length over Bet On the Law, while JK
Panache (John MacDonald) just missed second off a stand-side charge.
John Cummings, Jr. drove Golden Gun for trainer Jeff
Sorenson.
Racing resumes at Tioga Downs on Friday (August 22) evening,
with first post at 6:15 p.m. EDT.
