Mach My Word and Stettin Hanover were
winners in co-featured paces at Vernon Downs on Saturday night, July
7.
With Frank Davis catch-driving both
first-place finishers, Mach My Word ($7.40) earned his second win in succession
and third tally of 2012 with a 1:52 performance in Saturday's $6,500 seventh
event, while Stettin Hanover ($5.00) followed suit with a 1:53.2 effort in the
$6,500 ninth event, that also hiked his current win count to three.
Mach My Word came overland from fifth at the
half to finish first by 2-1/2 lengths for trainer Scott West, who owns the
4-year-old son of Mach Three along with Tracy Brainard. It was the bay gelding's sixth lifetime
tally.
The veteran Stettin Hanover also rallied from
off the pace and closed from fourth in the final quarter to win by a half-length
over Western Wild King. Former Vernon
training champion Lonny Hale conditions the bay son of Artiscape for the Hale
Storm Stable.
The victories enabled both Davis and Hale to
obtain doubles during Saturday's 12-race card.
Driver Joe Nassimos also won twice during the track's 32nd
program.
Provisional driver Gary Minckler earned his
first pari-mutuel victory after piloting the pacer Inconvenient Truth to a
snappy 1:54.2 score in Saturday's $3,300 10th event. The 35-year-old teamster did the steering for
trainer Tony Mondi and owner Lon Frocione as the 6-year-old son of Power Of Art
secured his initial win of the season and 13th lifetime tally.
DOWNS DOINGS—Hale's other Saturday
score came from the Leonard Hale-owned pacer Filthy Rich in race five…The
3-year-old trotter This Is It (2:00.3) and sophomore pacer Myartbelongstodaddy
(1:56) each obtained their initial pari-mutuel victories on Saturday
night…Through July 7, Rick Plano held a 51-48 advantage over Chris Lems in
Vernon's driver standings, while defending champ Tracy Brainard led Plano 34-28
on the training side of the ledger…Beginning July 11, Vernon will add Wednesday
nights (first post 6:55) to its live racing schedule for the remainder of July
and August...Additional information regarding Vernon Downs, its casino, hotel,
racing and promotional events can be obtained at www.vernondowns.com.
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