Story Book extended his winning streak to 9 in a row, the
betting favorite left hard from the rail and took the lead in the first turn,
Astor driven by Jason Ryan gained the lead at the ¼ pole in 29.0 and continued
to show the way past the half in 58:2. At the ¾ pole BB Smash started his move
on the outside, at the top of the lane, he made a bold 3 wide move, Astor still
had the lead at the top of the stretch, but when the passing lane opened up,
Stalbaum tipped Story Book to the inside and the diminutive son of American
Ideal easily withstood the challenge of Astor to prevail by a length in 1:58:4,
to give Larry Stalbaum his 2nd win of the afternoon.
Also on the afternoon leading dash winning drivers Bruce
Aldrich won 3 and Jim Taggart Jr bagged 2 wins
