LADIES PREVAIL IN GLADA TROTS TODAY AT DELAWARE, OHIO
by John Manzi for GLADA
Delaware Ohio--Two $3500 amateur trots were on the card
today at Delaware, Ohio and both races won by lady drivers.
Lauren Harmon won her split behind Walkonthemoon
with a late rally to turn back seven others in a 1:59 triumph while Jazmin
Arnold used the front-end route to capture her split with
Herecomescharlie B in 1:57.
In her division Harmon got away slowly from the
eight-hole and was content to follow the leaders by the quarter in :29.1
and was still at the back of the pack at the half in :58.4. But as the field
headed up the backside with Hititoutofthepark (Steve Oldford) showing the way
Harmon was out and going with Walkonthemoon and she hustled her trotter
alongside the leaders as the field headed for home. In the stretch
Walkonthemoon rallied to score a length victory over Hititoutoftepark.
Another Breath, who was parked the entire mile, ended-up third
The winner, a 4-year-old Archangel stallion, is owned by the
Walkonthemoon Stable and trained by Stacey Van Huizen. He paid $9.20 for the
win.
In the other division Herecomescharlie B was way the best
and he proved it by wiring the field through fractions of :28.3; :57.3;
and 1:27 to finish a length ahead of Muscles For Life and driver Steve Oldford
in 1:57. Swan On A Mission finished third for Eddie Miller.
The race winner, a 5-year-old Full Count gelding, is owned
and trained by Dan Venier. He returned a $5.00 win mutuel.
