Tataria (Claude Huckabone III) takes
featured fillies and mares pace ($7,000) at Vernon Downs on Friday (April
26). The race card was cancelled after
four races due to inclement weather.
Tataria ($11.60) jumped out of the gate
and went right to the lead. She took
them to a first quarter in :27.1 and to the half in :58.1. Rock My World (Leon Bailey) brushed and rushed
from fifth to first, taking them to three-quarters in 1:27.1.
Tataria, who is owned by the Joe Pavia Jr.
Stable Inc. and trained by Melissa Beckwith, wasn’t done yet. She rallied back to take the lead at the top
of the stretch and cruised home to win in 1:54.4. Rock My World had to settle for second. Mydelight Bluechip (Ben McNeil) Finished
third.
Tataria is a 7-year-old mare by Four
Starzz Shark. She won for the second
time this season. She now owns 24 career
victories.
Barn Beast (Claude Huckabone Jr.) breezes
to easy win in the second leg, first division of Robert E. Keller Trotting
Series ($4,000).
Barn Beast ($2.10) would take control just
before the three-quarter mark. She flew
down the stretch to get a new lifetime mark of 1:59.3. Royal Trumpery (Angus MacDonald) came up to
finish second. Massive Impressive
(Ronald Harp) was third best.
Barn Beast is a 3-year-old colt by Credit
Winner. She is owned by Purple Haze
Stables with Nancy Pratt and trainer Steven Pratt. It was her second win this season. She now has three lifetime wins.
Live racing returns to Vernon Downs on
Saturday (April 27) with a 12 race card starting at 6:10 p.m.
