By Shawn
Wiles
On Monday
August 29, 2 Year Old Pacing Fillies will be featured on the afternoon’s card.
The card has 2 heats of elite Sire Stake vying for a purse of $52,500 each, 4
heats of the Excelsior A’s, with a purse of $15,000 and 3 splits of the
Excelsior B, with a purse of $6,600. Ken Jacobs brings a strong duo of
Planet Rock and Robin J to the fray, Planet Rock is the fastest filly of the
bunch, and Robin J being the richest.
Planet Rock
will start from post position 4 for trainer Linda Toscano in the 1st
race of the day, the daughter of Rock N Roll Heaven has been flawless in pari
mutuel competition thus far in her brief career. She has reeled off 5
consecutive wins in this company, with earning s of $97,665 with a speed badge
of 1:52 taken at Vernon Downs for owner Kenneth Jacobs of Baldwinsville
NY. Tim Tetrick will drive the filly in the 5 horse field. Roaring To Go,
who has been unlucky at drawing inside post positions, will take advantage of
the best post of her career, will start from post 3 for trainer Kevin Lare of
Snow White fame. Team Miller brings the respectable Pleasant Roll, the
son of Rock With Joe, will start from PP 5.
In the
second division, race 8, another 5 horse field, Ken Jacobs brings another
outstanding filly, Robin J. The Roll With Joe lass has shown brilliant
closing speed, she comes into the race with respectable credentials, 5 wins in
6 lifetime starts, and $131,605 in the bank. She is also trained by Linda
Toscano, and will be driven by Tim Tetrick.
Local
horsemen Gary Messenger brings Delilah De Vie in race 5, a division of the
Excelsior B. The son of Art Major has drawn post 5 in the 5 horse
field. His looking for his 3rd win a row in the company.
He is owned by Scott Woogen and Brenda Messenger.
