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| Cash In Watsu upsets for Jimmy Whittemore |
Cash In
Watsu beat the chalk, and then some, with her speedy upset victory in Friday
night's featured ninth race at Vernon Downs.
With
Jimmy Whittemore sitting in for owner and trainer Darwin La Clair, Cash In
Watsu got geared up from fourth in the early going and charged into contention
entering the final quarter. Just a
half-length back entering the final furlong, the determined 5-year-old mare
caught and passed the pace-setting Steuben Lone Pine to post a career-best
1:56.1 triumph. With the ¾-length tally,
the bay daughter of Cash Hall-Watsu made the tote-board shine with a $51.50 win
payoff, and secured her second score of the 23-program meeting and 13th
all-time victory.
The win
gave Whittemore his third double of the track's 60th season.
Driver
John MacDonald made three trips to the Blue Chip Farms winner's circle during
the 10-race card, while Truman Gale and trainer Lonny Hale each garnered a pair
of first-place finishes.
DOWNS DOINGS—Defending driving and training champ Rick Plano picked up
a win behind the Rick Papa- trained trotter Cashaholic in Friday's third race
and currently owns a 40-39 advantage over Roman Lopez atop the track's
dashes-won column. Both horsemen
remained tied at 18 on the current training chart...Due to a Gretchen Wilson
concert at the track at 8 o'clock on Saturday night (June 15), the live program
scheduled for that date has been shifted to Sunday, June 16 (Father's Day) at
1:15 p.m…All Saturday wagering
(afternoon and evening) will take place in the hotel's Simulcast Center…A
revised 2013 racing and stakes calendar, as well as additional information
regarding Vernon Downs, its casino, hotel, racing and promotional events can be
obtained at www.vernondowns.com.
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