Freshman
trotting colts make their annual stop at Vernon Downs on Thursday evening with
two divisions raced for a little over $100,000 in total. Race Secretary
Scott Warren has placed them on the card as races six and ten.
The
sixth race fields eight colts, with The Lindy Treaty boasting the most
impressive credentials to this point. The royally bred colt by Conway Hall has amassed nearly $55,000 in just three outings on the
strength of two wins and a second for trainer/driver Ray Schnittker who owns
him in part with The Lindy Treaty Stable.
Division
two has seven entrants and the talent level is high.
Driver
Cat Manzi will have a difficult choice to make here, as both colts he steered
to wins in the Tioga Downs leg two weeks ago have drawn in together. Credit
Fashion (Credit Winner) led all the way from post nine and won by four lengths
in 1:57.1 on that occasion.
He is from the powerful
Jim Campbell/Fashion Farms stable and has nearly $50,000 on his card after
winning three of four career starts.
Lukas
Hall rallied from well back to win in 1:56.3 for Cat in his last. He is a
Conway Hall bred and owned in part by Jeff Gural's Little E, LLC with former
New York Jet standout Wayne Chrebet. Kevin McDermott conditions the precocious
colt who appears to be on the improve with each start.
Post
time at Vernon is 6:45. Check the web for more
pertinent facts.
