By John Horne for Vernon Downs
Five fillies and mares will compete in the featured
eighth race for a purse of $7300. Tempus Seelster, a 4-year-old
mare, has been installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite.
Trained by Tony Dinges, the Big Jim mare set a lifetime mark of 1:51.2
at Vernon Downs last season. Chris Lems will hold the reins of the
nine-time winner from post position five. The veteran
7-year-old Purple N Gold (post position four) is the 5-2 morning line second
choice. Trained and driven by John MacDonald, the Hot Pans mare
has won 24 races and earned over $150,000 in her career. Rounding out the
field are American Dancer ([Truman Gale], post 1), Bad Night Mare
([Matthew Adamczyk], post 2) and Looney Dune ([Ben McNeil], post 3).
The first leg of the Robert E. Keller trotting series
will serve as the Opening Night sub-feature, carded as race [2]. The 6-5
morning line favorite is 3-year-old filly Anja. Trained by
David Dewhurst and driven by Chris Lems, the Credit Winner filly is looking for
her third win in her last four starts. She won her last start at
Saratoga, setting a lifetime mark of 1:59. Her main competition comes
from the three-horse entry of trainer Michael Miller. The trio of
Railroad Lane, Fred Mertz, and American JJ have been installed as the 5-2
second choice.
Post time for Opening Night is 6:45.
Calendars and T-shirts will be given out, and fireworks will follow the
evening’s last race.
For more information, please visit our website at www.vernondowns.com.
