by James Witherite, Tioga Downs racing media
Sweeping three-wide on the backstretch to pounce on a
pressured pace, Pan Luis Obispo ($6.00) drew off for a 4-1/4 length win in
Friday (August 15) evening's $15,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Tioga
Downs.
Vinny Ginsburg kept the four-year-old No Pan Intended mare
well off a :54.2 first-half battle between Inittowinafortune (Aaron Byron) and
Keystone Wanda (Corey Braden), moving a closer second-over on the backstretch
before making a three-wide push past the fading Keystone Wanda. Pan Luis
Obispo continued into the lead at the apex of the far turn, taking over from a
softened up Inittowinafortune past a 1:22.3 three-quarter split. She drew
clear of her six rivals at will through the stretch, keeping pocket rival
Southwind Trini (Jim Marohn, Jr.) 4-1/4 lengths at bay for a 1:51.2 triumph.
Cloris Hanover (Brandon Simpson) was an even--but all-out--third off her
ground-saving trip.
Robert Bresnahan trains Pan Luis Obispo for winning owner
Robert Bresnahan, Jr.
While only able to muster a second-place finish in the
featured event, leading driver Jim Marohn, Jr. registered a Friday night grand
slam, winning with R U Ideal (1:54.1), O Narutac Rockette (1:54.4), Wallstreet
Hanover (1:58.4), and Winbak Heavenly (1:53.2).
Live racing returns to Tioga on Saturday (August 16)
evening, with first post slated for 6:15 p.m. EDT.
