by John Manzi for the Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association
Delaware, Ohio---Two trotting divisions in
the Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association Series were contested at the home
of the Little Brown Jug in Delaware, Ohio on Sunday (9-20) and when both were
declared official Alesha Binkley and Daniel Jones each emerged victorious in
their respective splits. Binkley won with odds-on favorite Hititputofthepark in
1:57.1 while Jones was victorious with Dont Forget Muscle in 1:58.4.
Both trotters were victorious after starting from
the coveted pole position.
A seasoned veteran even at her young age, Binkley
knows that if one has the best horse in the race the place to be is on the
front-end. And that's exactly where she put her trotter and once on top they
controlled the race.
Hititoutofthepark sped by the first stanza in
:28.4 and by the half in :57.4. From there Binley played catch-me-if-you can
and nobody could as the 7-year-old Yankee Glide ridgling cruised to a oh
-so-easy 5-1/4 lengths victory in 1:57.1 over Favorite Uncle and driver Bob
Troyer. Fleet Cessna garnered the show dough for Billy Muggleston.
Hititoutofthepark is owned by the Trent Stohler
Stable along with Ben and Tim Graber and trained by Stohler. He paid $3.00 for
win.
A second division followed and saw driver Daniel
Jones notch his second consecutive GLADA triumph this time winning with Dont
Forget Muscle in 1:58.4. But unlike Binkley's triumph Jones came from off the
pace.
When the gate sprung Jones allowed Eddie Miller
and Star Chip to gain command and with two trotters hung on the limb from the
get-go Dont Forget Muscle ended-up with a two hole journey. However when Star
Chip's stride shortened as he trotted around the final turn it allowed Jones'
charge to get first call, a position Dont Forget Muscle held all the way to the
wire as the veteran trotter held off a late rally by A Royal Line, with Steve
Oldford at the controls. Third place in the tight three- horse photo, went to
Stormont Wizard, driven by Ron Cusimano.
The winner, owned by Robert Beachy, is trained by
Jones. He returned a $21.60 win mutuel.
