by john manzi for the Billings Series
Ten
members of the Western Region of the CKG Billings Amateur Driving Series
convened at Northfield Park on Wednesday evening, May 24, for a trotting
contest and when it was declared official, “Tiny Tim” Miller walked off with
the trophy after he reined Song in My Heart to a solid 3-1/4 length victory
over Heza Rube and driver Bob “Lumberman” Troyer in a 2:01.3 clocking.
Miller
made short work of his triumph when he gunned the 6-year-old Cantab Hall for
the lead from the four hole and took command on the first turn and
in doing so they circled co-favorite Star Chip driven by Gregg “Fast
Greggy” Keidel.
As
the field headed to the half way point Keep The Cash and Pat “ the Write Stuff”
Miller were hung on the limb from the start and looking for a spot down along
the pylons. But no one wouldn’t allow her any space so she was relegated to a
fresh-air trip.
As
the field headed to the third station Song In My Heart couldn’t shake off
the parked-out Keep The Cash and they raced one-two as the timer flashed
1:31.1. However from there it was all Song In My Heart as the veteran trotter
began to shrug off Keep The Cash and then open daylight on the field.
At
the wire Miller’s charge was a 3-1/4-length winner over Bob
Troyer’s Heza Rube in a 2:01.1 clocking. And even after being parked the entire
mile Keep the Cash finished third just four lengths behind the winner.
Song
In My Heart is owned by Bert Hershberger and trained by JD Wengerd. He returned
a $4.60 win mutuel. For “Tiny Tim” it was his fourth seasonal driving victory
and the 40th of his amateur driving career.
Billings
action continues tomorrow (May 25) with an Eastern region trot at Yonkers
Raceway.
