Last week it was
Austin Siegelman who put on a driving clinic, this week its Mike Merton. On
Wednesday February 20, Merton dominated the snowy afternoon and drove 7 winners
on the 12-race card.
He started off
hot winning the first race with Mamie Marc in a wire to wire win for
trainer Patti Harmon in 2:00.4. In the 3rd he scored with
Permanent Joy in a 7-length romp in 1:59 and paid $3.80 to win. Drive em
Cowboy accounted for his 3rd win of the day in 1:56.3.
Merton then went on to win races 7 – 10 Hi Ho Steverino won race 7 in 1:57 -
$3.40. Zach Lee won in 1:56.1, giving trainer Andrew Adamczyk a training
triple for the afternoon. Patronne Seelster, a 5-year-old daughter of Bettors
Delight (2:00.3 - $9.70) Rounding out the afternoon in race 10 was
Caviar Court, the Jim Doherty trainee scored in 2:03.2
