MANALAPAN,
NJ – May 17, 2014 – Western Vintage opened his 2014 campaign on a winning note,
capturing the $50,500 first leg of the New Jersey Sire Stakes for
three-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday night, May 17, 2014 at the
Meadowlands.
The
son of Western Ideal was sent off as the 6-5 favorite in the 12th
race and provided driver Yannick Gingras with his sixth win of the night.
Western
Vintage moved up with cover on the outside tier down the backstretch and then
three-wide on the turn for home where he engaged Doo Wop Hanover [Rocknroll
Hanover] until pulling away in the final sixteenth, stopping the clock at
1:49.4 for the mile.
The
Nancy Johansson trainee was a one-length winner over Doo Wop Hanover, and it
was three lengths back to Frankandjoanne [Rocknroll Hanover] in third.
Western
Vintage [$4.40] picked up his sixth win in nine career starts and pushed his
earnings over the $342,000 mark. He races for Perry L. Soderberg of
Hightstown, NJ and Marvin Katz of Toronto, Ontario.
-Carol
Hodes for SBOANJ
