Pacinello, a former record-holder at Vernon Downs, turned in a hot 1:51.1 pacing
performance on a rather chilly (low 60-degree temperatures) Saturday to seize
the evening's $8,400 featured pace.
Trainer Rick Plano did the teaming in
Saturday's sixth race as the fleet-footed Pacinello raced like he was the best,
and proved it with a front-striding, 2-1/2 length victory over No Monkeys
Allowed, the closest of his six competitors.
It was the fourth score this season and the
31st all-time for the 6-year-old son of Little Steven-Princess Kiara,
who raised his career bankroll to $327,485 for the D&E Racing
Stable.
Defending Downs driving champ Jimmy
Whittemore collected three Vernon victories for the sixth time at the local
meeting during Saturday's 12-race card, while current driving kingpin Plano
posted a pair of first-place finishes, as did visiting driver Greg Merton.
DOWNS DOINGS—Pacinello held the Vernon
record for aged pacing horses on the basis of his 1:50.2 mile in July of
2011…Plano's double raised his meet-leading driving win total to 104 after 67
programs, and his training count to 54.
He currently leads in two-win outings at the meet with 14…Vernon will
offer live racing at 6:55 p.m. Thursday-Saturday next week…The Downs will
continue to offer afternoon and evening simulcasts at the track only on live
racing dates. All Sunday through
Wednesday simulcasts will be held in the hotel's simulcast facility…Additional
information regarding Vernon Downs, its casino, hotel, racing and promotional
events can be obtained at www.vernondowns.com.
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