John Horne for Vernon Downs.
Spoiler Alert (Leon Bailey) holds
on to win the $5,600 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Thursday (June 18).
Warrawee Preferred (Jim Taggart
Jr) laid down all the early fractions (:26.4, :56.3, 1:25.4).
Spoiler Alert ($20.40), who is owned
by Jeffrey Hayes and trained by Misty Carey, rode In the pocket all the way to
the stretch. Only Passing Thru (Jimmy Whittemore) went outside and
Spoiler Alert snuck inside as they went three across the track. Spoiler
Alert came clear but had to hold off the late charge of second place finisher
Fashionwoodchopper (Claude Huckabone Jr.) to win in 1:54.2. Warrawee
Preferred hung on to finish third.
Spoiler Alert is a 6-year-old
gelding by Chapter Seven. It was his first win in 2020. He now has
16 career wins.
Sweet Diesel (Dan Dailey)
captures the $5,600 featured pace.
Golden Gun (Howard Parker) took
the lead and hit the first quarter in :27.3. Bettor's Edge (Jennifer
Lappe) took control as they went around the clubhouse turn. He led to a half
of :56.4 and three-quarters in 1:25.1.
Sweet Diesel, who is trained by
Daley for owners Ann-Mari Daley, Crawford Farms Racing and James Crawford IV,
was sixth at the halfway point. He then flew around the final turn and
took the lead at they reached the stretch. The gelding used a last quarter
of :27.2 to set a new lifetime mark of 1:52.3. Golden Gun finished
second.. Hugh Hefner N (Fern Paquet Jr.) was third.
Sweet Diesel is a 4-year-old
gelding by Sweet Lou. First win in his first start of 2020. He now
has 10 career victories.
Trainer Misty Carey and driver
Leon Bailey combined for a double. Their other win came with Mr. Livan N
($3.50). Fern Paquet Jr. remained red hot with a driving double.
His wins came with Ohio Larry ($6.50) and Celebrity Liberty ($6.30)
Vernon Downs returns to live
racing on Wednesday (June 24) at 4 p.m.
For more information go to www.vernondowns.com
