by James Witherite, Vernon Downs racing media
In similar fashion to her first three victories, William
Donovan's Medusa ($2.70) brushed to the fore on the backstretch and pulled
clear en route to a 1:51.2 victory in the $13,300 Anthony Farina Pacing Series
final on Saturday (May 3) evening at Vernon Downs.
The three-year-old Bettor's Delight filly came away in
fourth as Stony Brook (John MacDonald) set the initial pace, blazing through a
:26.2 first quarter before yielding to Medusa on the backstretch. Medusa
would not be caught, opening up at the top of the stretch and holding clear of
Stony Brook for a three-length victory. Team Edward (Truman Gale) stayed
on to be third off a ground-saving trip.
The Paul Kelley-trained Medusa remains undefeated after the
victory.
The $14,100 Catherine Burton Trotting Series final went to
Gewertz, Brunet, and Brunet's Wild and Crazy Guy ($2.40, Truman Gale).
Part of a six-horse entry, Wild and Crazy Guy snuck through up the pegs off
a pocket trip for a half-length win over the three-wide Keystone Trevor (Rick
Plano) in 1:55.4, with Driving Miss Crazy (Gaetan Brunet) holding third after
enduring a first-over trip.
Racing resumes at Vernon on Thursday evening, with the first
of ten races heading to the gate at 6:45 p.m. EDT.
