SEASCAPE HANOVER WINS IN PHOTO FINISH
by Michael Chamberlain, Vernon Downs Publicity
The $10,000 Open Pace feature at Vernon Downs on Thursday
night came down to a photo finish that was won by Seascape Hanover
(Camluck-Skateboard) in a final time of 1:51.3. The hard-luck runner-up was
Ugly Betty (John Macdonald), who had led from the outset of the race. The
fractions were fairly quick with a quarter of 26.1 seconds, the half covered in
55.2 and three-quarters in 1:23.2. Ugly Betty showed no signs of fatigue in the
stretch though after setting that snappy pace.
Seascape Hanover (Aaron Byron) had a perfect trip in the
pocket behind the leader and tipped outside on the far turn. She managed to
wear down Ugly Betty through the stretch and just got her nose on the wire in
time for the victory. Upfront Secret (Chris Lems) was first-over on the
backstretch, but her rally stalled as the field reached the far turn. This
forced Asset Management (Fern Paquet Jr.), who was second-over, three-wide.
Asset Management still was able to close well enough to finish third. The
complete order of finish was: Seascape Hanover, Ugly Betty, Asset Management,
Table Games, Artic Byrd, Love You Bye, and Upfront Secret.
Seascape Hanover is owned by Tessa Roland of Grinnell, Iowa
and Mark Jakubik of West Seneca, New York. The trainer is Mario Dessureault.
The win on Thursday night was the fourth win in the last five starts at Vernon
Downs for Seascape Hanover.
