Motown N (Jeff Long) and Dreams Beachboy (Wally Hennesey)
each notched wins as Tioga Downs ran two $9,000 features for pacers on Sunday
(July 21).
In the first feature Motown N ($9.60) put up all the
fractions (:27.3, :56.3, 1:24.1, 1:52.0) to be an easy gate-to wire
winner. Owned by Jennifer Lappe and Robert Santagata, the
7-year-old gelding byBettor’s Edge was never threatened. He beat out
second place finisher Sporty Redout (Fern Paquet Jr.) by five and a quarter
lengths. Rockintouch was third best.
Motown N won for the first time in 2019. He now owns
12 career victories.
Dreams Beachboy ($3.40) held on to win the second
feature. Legal Power (Fern Paquet Jr.) went to the front and led to a
first quarter of :27.3. Dreams Beachboy would soon take control leading
to the half in :55.3 and three-quarters in 1:23.3.
Dreams Beachboy, who is owned by Crawford Farms racing and
trained by Gates Brunet, held off a late rally by Stick With Cramer (Andy
Santeramo) to win in 1:51.3. Stick With Cramer would have to settle for
second. Jay Jay (Renaldo Morales III) finished third.
Dreams Beachboy is a 7-year-old gelding by
Somebeachsomewhere. He got his third win of the season. He now has
28 career victories.
Joe Skowyra trained five winners on the afternoon. He
won three times with driver Mike Merton. They won with Mr Big Bucks
$2.80, Time Out I’m Tired ($3.00), and The Spy ($6.10). He teamed up with
Mike Simons to get wins with Freak On A Leash ($18.60), and Hugh Hefner N
($6.70.
Tioga Downs returns to live racing with a special Monday
Matinee (July 22) featuring three divisions of the New York Sire Stakes for
freshman pacing fillies. Post time for the 13 race card is 1:00 p.m.
For more information go to www.tiogadowns.com.
