Relative newcomer Yankees In Six came within 3/5ths-of-a-second of the track
record for 4-year-old pacing geldings with his career-best 1:51.1 triumph in
Saturday night's $8,000 featured sixth race at Vernon Downs.
Brian Connor sat in for trainer
Edgar Clarke as Yankees In Six ($14.20), making just his second appearance over
Vernon's 7/8ths-mile oval, started out in sixth place at the quarter, rallied to
fifth at the half, then took command in the far turn before holding off the
late-charging Oozie's Bad Boy by a neck at the finish of the "Winners Over"
pace.
Following a third-place finish
here last week, Yankees In Six secured his fourth current victory and his
10th lifetime tally. Robert
J. Orr and Gary J. Jonas own the black son of Panspacificflight-Law And Order,
who raised his career earnings to nearly $170,000.
Trainer Clark and the Orr/Jonas
contingent also got a win from the veteran pacer Placeitonluckydan (Frank Milby
driving) in the Saturday's $4,000 ninth event.
Driver Rick Plano earned three
victories for the second straight evening, and raised his win total for the
28-program meeting to 45, tying him with Chris Lems for the season's
dash-winning driving leadership. It was
the 60-year-old horseman's sixth "hat trick" at the meet.
Defending dash champ Jimmy
Whittemore visited Vernon's winner's circle twice during the evening's 10-race
program and tied both Lems and Frank Davis at six for the lead in driving
doubles at the meet.
DOWNS DOINGS—River Shark established
the 1:50.3 Vernon record for 4-year-old pacing geldings in 2010…The Downs will
present a special Tuesday card (first post 6:55 p.m.) on July 3, followed by the
track's annual Independence Day fireworks spectacular…Vernon will also offer a
1:15 matinee program on Wednesday, July 4…There will be no live racing on
Thursday, July 5 due to a concert by "America" at the track…Live racing will
resume at 6:55 p.m. on Friday, July 6 and continue on Saturday, July 7…Starting
July 11, Vernon will add Wednesday nights (first post 6:55) to its live racing
schedule in both 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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