It took a while, but the favorite Yankee Manny finally lived up to expectations
in Friday night's $9,500 Open trot at Vernon Downs.
Trainer Frank Davis drove in
Friday's featured ninth race as Yankee Manny ($5.70) got away last as the
event's second betting choice, Aruba Vacation, took the six-horse field to the
three-quarter-mile mark in 1:26.1.
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| Yankee Manny wins Friday's Open Trot |
Advancing overland to third
entering the stretch, Yankee Manny shifted into another gear in the final
furlong and motored to a 1-1/2 length victory over the on-rushing
Manningly.
Friday's 1:55 score marked the
third at the meet, fifth this season and 24th all-time for Brian
Green's 6-year-old son of Yankee Glide-Yankee Minuet, who raised his career
bankroll to more than $132,300.
Drivers Rick Plano and Frank
Milby each posted a pair of first-place finishes during Friday's 11-race card.
DOWNS DOINGS—Michael Miller's 1:56.4
tally behind the trotter Franklin M Hanover in Friday's 10th event
was his third at the 22-program meeting, tying him with Josh Kinney for most
provisional driving victories…Chalking up maiden wins on Friday were the pacers
Debt Of Honor (1:54), Film Critic (1:56.2) and trotter Tarport Lauren (1:58.4)…Saturday's 12-card program, that
includes 10 pacing events, will feature four races in the track's first-annual
Father & Son Drivers' Challenge.
First post will be at 6:55 p.m...Additional information regarding Vernon
Downs, its casino, hotel, racing and promotional events can be obtained at www.vernondowns.com.
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