by James Witherite, Vernon
Downs racing media
Vernon, N.Y. -- After having
enough of retirement through just four months, double millionaire Golden
Receiver makes his return to the races in Sunday (May 31) afternoon's
featured $10,000 Open Pace at Vernon Downs.
The 63-time winner, now in the
care of trainer Allie Berube for the Our Horse Cents Stables and Golden
Receiver, LLC, was assigned post 4 in the 5-horse event, carded as Sunday's
second race. The 10-year-old Village Jove gelding won 63 of his 172
starts, while finishing in the money on 115 occasions. He's primarily
done battle in the top pacing ranks through the Mid-Atlantic, taking his
lifetime mark in January of 2012 with a 1:48 victory in a
Presidential preliminary at the Meadowlands.
Golden Receiver mounts his
comeback off a lone qualifier, sprinting clear and maintaining separation
through a 1:53.3 mile at Vernon on May 22, finishing 15-3/4 lengths clear of
Party With Artie. Fern Paquet, Jr. drove in the qualifier, and will do
the same in Sunday's Open. His four rivals are A Fool For Mark (Dustin
Ingraham), UF Bettors Hanover (Justin Huckabone), Damon Blue Chip (John
MacDonald), and defending Open winner JK Panache (Chris Lems).
Post time for the 11-race card
at Vernon Downs is 1:15 p.m. Eastern time.
