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Saturday, August 12, 2017

Parkhill Horton wins Vernon Downs featured trot.

Parkhill Horton (Jimmy Whittemore) takes the trotting feature ($6,000) at Vernon Downs on Friday night (August 11).

Parkhill Horton (Oaklea Julian) would charge right out to the lead and go gate-to-wire, setting all the fractions, :26.3, :56.2, 1:26.1, 1:55.2.  Sweet Ashley T (Homer Hochstetler) would come up to finish second with Ozymandias (Howard Okusko Jr.) getting third.

Parkhill Horton ($16.20), who is owned Jeffrey Agan, David Adsit, and trainer Robert Gale would win for the third time this season and for the 20th time in his career.

Jimmy Whittemore would win three races for the second straight night,  He would also win with Jackson's Gold ($6.00) and Gingertree Finnegan ($3.50).

Joe Nassimos would also win three times on the night.  He would win with The Big Muscle ($6.20), CJ's Roll On Two ($64.50), and Funny Photo ($20.00

Vernon Downs returns to action Saturday  night (August 12) at 6:45 p.m.  Saturday is the final day of corntastic. 

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