In the two races that were part of the competition the
USA’s Dave Siegel and Bob Hechkoff each were victorious. Siegel won
the first event with Urbino Hanover in 1:58 while Hechkoff took the nightcap
behind Little Miss Henry in a 1:57.3 clocking. Both races were on the betting
card.
Siegel turned his trick after wresting the lead from Joe
Faraldo and I’m A Gordy Too at the quarter in a soft :30 and then raced
confidently on the front- end throughout the rest of the mile despite
being challenged on the outside from the start by New Zealand’s John
McDermott driving Daylon Beware.
At the third stanza Mc Dermott’s pacer tired and backed
through the field but Faraldo’s charge, I’m A Gordy Too, had dead aim on the
leader after riding a two-hole journey but the pacer came up empty in the
28 second paced last quarter. Still Faraldo held second and Kiwi Tim Simmons
rallied Lockettejasper for third money.
Urbino Hanover, an 8-year –old son of Western Ideal, owned
and trained by Art Brewer II, returned a $4.60 win mutuel
If Siegel had little trouble defeating the field he faced
Hechkoff’s victory was hard-pressed from the start.
After leaving from the two-hole with Little Miss Henry,
Hechkoff was challenged for the lead by a host of pacers; first by Peter
Gerry and So Confusing in a :28 first stanza. After Gerry found a hole
U Foria BB and Dave Siegel ranged alongside the leader and kept
pressure on Little Miss Henry. But the 4- year- old daughter of Henry Clay kept
right at her business rebuffing any and all challenges and when she rounded the
final turn she had three lengths on her competition and coasted home a two-
length winner. Blue Monster and Kiwi Tim Simmons, sixth at the three quarters,
rallied to finish second while U Foria BB trekked home third some four
length behind the winner.
Little Miss Henry, owned by Santo Farina and Frank Roberts
and trained by Jose Godinez, paid $4.40 for win
As is customary with all international amateur driving
competitions all the participants, and their guests, are treated to
dinner and wine at a local restaurant by the host country and
Thursday’s venue of choice was Yonkers Raceway’s dining room.
The competition concludes on Friday with an event at
Freehold Raceway.
