by Michael Chamberlain, Vernon
Downs Publicity
You Bet Your Glass won the
$8,000 feature race on Sunday night at Vernon Downs. The early fractions for
the one-mile pace were testing, to say the least. There was a three-wide pace
battle between the race favorite, Firethorn, and two moderate longshots, Some
Or Lis and Red Hot Yankee. It seemed that each wanted to dictate the early
issue and as a result the opening quarter was posted in 24.4 seconds. This
scorching pace ended up costing each of those pacers in the long run. Some Or
Lis and Red Hot Yankee were not factors in the race following the opening
half-mile of 53.2 seconds. Firethorn held the lead as the field approached the
top of the stretch, but then You Bet Your Glass and driver Frank Davis made the
winning move and went to the front. You Bet Your Glass ended up scoring by two
lengths in a fast final time of 1:50.1. Firethorn ended up also getting passed
by a 23-1 shot, Unicorn Hanover, for the place position. You Bet Your
Glass is owned by William Williams Jr. of Vernon Center, New York and Arnold
Marks of Perth, Ontario, Canada. Marks is also the trainer of the 11-year-old
gelding. The complete order of finish for the Sunday feature is as follows: You
Bet Your Glass, Unicorn Hanover, Firethorn, I Do Hanover, Touch Of The Past,
Red Hot Yankee, Whitemountainpower, Some Or Lis.
You Bet Your Glass paid $10.20
to win and with Unicorn Hanover getting up at long odds for second, the $2
exacta payout was $118. The 50-cent trifecta with Firethorn in the third spot
returned $136.
Live racing resumes at Vernon
Downs on Thursday night with a 10-race program. Post time is scheduled for
6:45pm
