by John Manzi, for the Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association
Northfield, Ohio--- There's an old adage which
states 'when you're hot, you're hot' and that is just exactly what Go go George
is after having won the $8400 GLADA trot again tonight at Northfield Park. With
Larry Ferrari at the controls they stopped the clock at 1:56.1 for the veteran
trotter's fourth win in his last six starts.
Understandably sent off as the favorite from post
two in the nine-horse field, Ferrari wasted little time sending George to the
lead from the two-hole when the starter said “go” and they reached the first
stanza in :28.3. When Floyd Rhodes moved Back Door Man off the pylons to
challenge for the lead the two trotters raced side-by-side past the half
in :59 and they were noses apart when they trotted by the three quarters in 1:28.
While that was happening Vernon Beachy enjoyed a covered two-hole trip with Big
Bad Caviar and when Back Door Man's stride shortened Beachy and his
trotter ranged up and moved alongside Go Go George. But Farrari's trotter
was up to the challenge and when they headed for paydirt Big Bad Caviar
struggled and a game Go Go George trotted on to a 1-1/4 length triumph. Big Bad
Caviar finished second, 2-1/2 lengths ahead of third place finisher Back Door
Man.
Go Go George, a 7-year-old altered son of Neely
Dunn, is owned by Kiesha Ferrari and trained by his driver. He returned a $4.40
win mutuel.
