Vernon Downs will host eight $50,000 Excelsior “A” finals
on Saturday (September 11).
In the final for 2-year-old trotting colts & geldings
the morning line favorite at 3-2 is the Timothy Dickie trained Southwind Rifle
(Brian Cross). The gelding by Devious
Man-Raising Roxanne is three for five lifetime.
Patsville (Tyler Buter) is the top choice in the final for
2-year-old pacing fillies. John
Butenschoen trains the filly by Huntsvillie-Major Master Piece. She has reached the winner’s circle four
times in her career.
The Julie Miller trained entry of Je Suis Si Belle (Andy
Miller) and Adjure Hanover (Braxten Boyd) are the 3-5 morning line choice in
the final for 2-year-old trotting fillies.
Je Suis Si Belle is a filly by Chapter Seven-Somebody To Love. She has picked up two wins in four
starts. Adjure Hanover is a filly by
Chapter Seven-Anonyme Hanover. She has
three wins and two seconds in five starts.
Tony Alagna trains Shakertown (Jason Bartlett), who is the
morning line favorite in the final for freshmen pacing colts &
geldings. The colt by American
Ideal-Shake That Junk has won two of his five career starts.
The entry of Barn Hall (Braxten Boyd) and Creditrina (Trond
Smedshammer) are the 7-5 morning line choices in the final for 3-year-old
trotting colts & geldings. Steven
Pratt trains Barn Hall, the colt by Conway Hall. He has four wins this season and eight
victories in his career. Creditrina is a
gelding by Credit Winner. Trained by
Smedshammer, he has four career wins.
The entry of Therewasthisgirl (Tyler Buter) and So Amazing
(Wally Hennessey) are the even money morning line favorites in the final for
3-year-old pacing fillies. The So
Surreal fillies are trained by George Ducharme.
Therewasthisgirl has four wins this season after being winless as a
2-year-old. So Amazing has six wins this
season and has reached the winner’s circle 10 times in her career.
Marcus Melander trains the entry of Izzy Demsky (Mattias
Melander) and Insured AM S (Braxten Boyd) in the final for 3-year-old trotting
fillies. The duo are the 3-2 morning
line favorites. PCzzy Demsky is a filly
by E LTitan. She has four wins this season
and seven career victories. Insured AM S
is a filly by Chapter Seven. She has two
wins in 2021 and has been to the winner’s circle three times in her career.
The 3-1 morning line favorites in the final for 3-year-old
pacing colts & geldings are the Paul Kelley trained entry of Icangogo
(Wally Hennessey) and Surrealin (Matt Kakaley).
Icangogo is a gelding by American Ideal.
He has two career wins. Surrealin
is a gelding by So Surreal. He has five
career victories all in 2021.
The 12-race card starts at 6:10 p.m. Fireworks follows live
racing.
For more information go to www.vernondowns.com
