Tgdn5/8 - All Munky Business captures Tioga Saturday night feature.

All Munkey Business and John Plutino captured Saturday night’s $10,000 featured condition trot at Tioga Downs. Plutino got All Munkey Business away in the pocket as Prairie Big John (Jim Marohn Jr.) put up fractions of 28.3, 56.3, and 1:24.4. Around the final turn, Prairie Big John began to come back to the field and All Munkey Business was in perfect striking position. Down the stretch Plutino moved All Munkey Business to the outside and went right by the leader to open up and win by a length and a quarter in 1:55.1. It was the second win of the year for the 5-year old daughter of Dream Vacation – Eagle Lane for the Funky Munky Stable LLC of New York, New York and trainer Jean Drolet. Prairie Big John held tough to finish second, while Stars And Glides (Bruce Clarke) was third.

Tioga Downs continues live racing action on Sunday, August 11^th with a post time of 1:30pm featuring the Empire Breeder’s Classic Finals. Vegas Vacation and Sunfire Blue Chip will renew their rivalry as both won their eliminations last week with ease. Vegas Vacation (Brian Sears) captured his elimination in 1:49.2 for trainer Casie Coleman, while Sunfire Blue Chip (Yannick Gingras) captured his in 1:50.2 for trainer Jimmy Takter. The field as listed below for the Empire Breeder’s Classic Finals:

Race 6:

$250,750 EBC Final 3-year old filly pace

#             HORSE                  DRIVER                 TRAINER

1              Road Bet                              Marcus Miller                    Mickey Peterson

2              Cult Status                          Jim Morrill Jr.                     Richard Silverman

3              Social Scene                       George Brennan              Casie Coleman

4              Ballineen                             Yannick Gingras                Steve Elliott

5              Shebestingin                      David Miller                        Joe Holloway

6              Park N Orchard                 Brian Sears                          George Zitone

7              Bettor Think Twice          Cat Manzi                            Chuck Sylvester

8              JK Black Beauty                 John Campbell                  Linda Toscano

9              Give Me An Amen           Randall Waples                 Linda Toscano

 Race 9:

$257,250 EBC Final 3-year old colt pace

#             PP           HORSE                                  DRIVER                 TRAINER

1              3              Sunfire Blue Chip                             Yannick Gingras                Jimmy Takter

1A           5              Source Of Pride                                Mark Macdonald              Jimmy Takter

2              1              Bet The Moon                                   George Brennan              Ron Burke

3              2              Doctor Butch                                      Jim Morrill Jr.                     Linda Toscano

4              4              Vegas Vacation                                 Brian Sears                          Casie Coleman

5              6              Odds On Equuleus                           John Campbell                  Robin Schadt

6              7              Captive Audience                            Randall Waples                 Colin Johnson

7              8              Sir Cary’s Z Tam                                 Pat Lachance                      Pat Lachance

8              9              Olde Time Hockey                           Jason Bartlett                    Tom Fanning