by john manzi for the Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association
Northfield, Oh---Two trotting divisions in the Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association's year- long series were contested on Saturday night (10-3) over Northfield Park's speedy double-oval and when the races were declared official Larry Ferrari and Lauren Harmon each emerged victorious in their respective divisions. Ferrari was a neck winner with Mesmerized in 1:57.2 while Ms Harmon scored convincingly with Stardust Memories in 1:56.1. Both winners are altered sons of Cantab Hall.
In his split Ferrari took no prisoners when he
sent Mesmerized to the lead from the two-hole and rebuffed any and all
challenges.
After gaining command Ferrari got his trotter by
the quarter in a relatively soft 29 seconds and was clear on the lead by the
half in :59. When Marvin Raber moved Azucar off the pylons as the field headed
to the halfway point Daniel Jones followed with Don't Forget Muscle and they
ranged-up to challenge the leader. But when the field headed for paydirt
Mesmerized hung tough and kept Jones'. charge at bay and hung on for a head
triumph. Azucar garnered the show dough.
Owned by Kennedy Sports LLC and trained by Clair
Umholtz, Mesmerized paid $12.00 for win.
In the other split 20-year-old Lauren Harmon and
Stardust Memories were decisive winners.
After parking High Blue(Emanuel Miler) in a 27.3
first quarter Harmon kept the pedal to the metal and rebuffed High Blue and had
Stardust Memories in complete command as they showed the way by the half
in:57.2 From there it was catch-me-if-you- can, and nobody could, as the
veteran gelding began to draw off and open daylight on his competition and
Stardust Memories cruised to an oh-so-easy 8-1/2 length triumph in 1:56.1
Warrior Way came from far back to finish second
for Eddie Miller and Jackie Goldstein, with Michelle “the Belle” Ruvola at the
controls, finished third.
Owned by the Pod Stable and trained by Jessica
Millner, Stardust Memories returned a $14.00 mutuel.
