All About Kisses displayed her superiority for the second week in a row with a
hoof-scootin' 1:50.4 victory in Thursday night's $11,000 featured Open for
female pacers at Vernon Downs.
Trainer Chuck Connor, Jr. was again in the
sulky as the favorite All About Kisses ($3.50) went for the lead from the word "go," remained in command through splits of :27.4, :56.3 and 1:24, enjoyed an
eight-length lead entering the final furlong.
She defeated Harlem Rockturne, the nearest of her five distaff rivals, by
8-1/2 lengths in Thursday's sixth race.
The 1:50.4 clocking was not only a
personal-best record for All About Kisses, it was also just 3/5ths-of-a-second
off the track record for 4-year-old pacing mares that was established by Armbro
Dancer in 2007.
Following up on last week's 1:52.2 tally in
this top class here, the fast and frisky daughter of Pro Bono Best-Cheerful
Outlook earned her fifth season's score and 17th lifetime
victory. The career-winner of $296,036
is owned by Connor's wife, Janice, as well as Albert C. and Michelle
Crawford.
Two races later, Mia's Star became the
50-program meeting's winningest pacer with a career-fastest 1:51.2 triumph in
Thursday's $6,800 eighth event, earning her second score in succession, fifth
locally in 2012 and 13th all-time.
Enio Barrera conditions the 4-year-old daughter of Mach Three-Queen Verda
for owner Clayton Faurot, Sr.
Leading driver Rick Plano posted his
season's-leading 12th double at the Downs in 2012, increasing his
driving tally total to 79 (training credits to 40), and now needs just eight
more first-place finishes to reach the lofty 6,000 career-win
plateau.
Driver Roman Lopez also collected a pair of
victories during Thursday's 11-race card.
DOWNS DOINGS—The trotter My Buddy Hall
Lee is tops in equine tallies at the meet with six…
Leading provisional pilot Michael
Miller earned his sixth season's score behind the veteran trotter Franklin M
Hanover in Thursday's seventh session…Michael Caprio's 3-year-old trotter BZ
Glide got his initial pari-mutuel victory with a 2:00.3 performance in race
three…Friday's 12-race line-up will begin at 6:55 p.m…Vernon will host a New
York Sire Stakes-sponsored contest for 3-year-old filly trotters this Saturday
evening (Aug. 11)… Additional information regarding Vernon Downs, its casino,
hotel, racing and promotional events can be obtained at www.vernondowns.com.
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