by Michael Chamberlain, Vernon Downs Publicity
It took an exciting stretch drive for Love You Bye
(McArdle-Cam's Genious) to pick up her third win in the last four starts
at Vernon Downs in the $10,000 feature on Thursday night. Love You Bye (Jimmy
Whittemore) sat in mid-pack through the early stages of the race, as Seascape
Hanover (Fern Paquet Jr.) set the early pace of 26.1 for the quarter and 54.4
for the half. It was at the half-mile mark that Ugly Betty (John Macdonald)
rallied up on the outside to take the lead, which she held through the
three-quarter mark in 1:22.3. Ugly Betty was in front into mid-stretch, at
which point Seascape Hanover came back up the inside and Love You Bye commenced
to close down the outside. Love You Bye managed to beat Seascape Hanover home
to win in 1:52.1.
The complete order of finish was: Love You Bye, Seascape
Hanover, Ugly Betty, Park N Orchard, Table Games, Elleofnxample, Artic Byrd,
and R U Ideal. Let's Go Higher had been a Judge's scratch. Love You Bye is
owned by D. Jimmy Whittemore of Norway, Maine and trained by Dennis Whittemore.
--
