by John Manzi for GLADA
Northfield, Ohio--Sent off as second choice in the $8000 Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association trot tonight at Northfield Park Eddie Miller sent Cowboy Country for the lead and they gained command after a :28.1 first quarter. Once on top they had to contend with Hititoutofthepark (Allen Sisco) who moved first-up and the two raced side by side past the half in :58 seconds. They were still side by side when they headed for the three quarters but at that point Sisco's trotter was tiring and that made room for the 3-5 race favorite, Next Woman Up (Lauren Harmon). However they had to reel-in Cowboy Country and they tried but to no avail.
When they headed for home Miller's charge was still strong
and although Harmon's trotter took its best shot the leader didn't yield. At
the wire Cowboy Country hung tough and zipped home a length winner
in 1:57.2. Next Woman Up was second and 5 lengths behind the winner in
third place was Fulton's Fury (Darrell Rideout).
Cowboy Country is owned byRebecca Sugg and Steven Maas and is trained by his driver.
He paid $5.00 for win.
