by John Manzi for the American Harness Drivers Club
Freehold, NJ—Bob Hechkoff took no prisoners and
sent Southwind Frost down the road for 1:58.4 victory in the American Harness
Drivers Club trot at Freehold Raceway this afternoon and in doing so kept his
main competition out in the fresh air.
Hechkoff grabbed command when the gate sprung and
then played hardball keeping John Calabrese and Ooh Rah parked all the way and
the overland route took its toll. And when they trotted side-by-side past the
half Ooh Rah was all-in.
Up the backside Southwind Frost opened daylight on
his competition and when he trotted by the three quarters he was 3-1/2 lengths
ahead of Masster Blue(Tony Verruso) who was second along the pylons the entire
way.
Southwind Frost held command all the way to the
wire. Masster Blue finished second. Third place went to French Moni, driven by
Paul Minore.
Southwind Frost, a 5-year-old altered son of E L
Titan, is owned by R.B.H Ventures and trained by Vincent Stallworth. Sent off
as third choice in the eight-horse field he paid $9.80 for win.
