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| Don't Blame Her wins the Thursday feature |
The
productive pacing mare Don't Blame Her unleashed a strong stretch kick to win
her Vernon Downs debut in 1:52 during Thursday night's $10,000 featured eighth
event.
Saratoga
regular Joe Bongiorno did the teaming for trainer Brad Irvine in Thursday's
Open for female proponents of the lateral gait as Don't Blame Her rallied from
fourth at the half and closed from second in a :27.2 final quarter to defeat
the on-rushing Xenia Hanover by a head.
Thursday's
tally was the fourth this season and the 55th all-time for the
10-year-old daughter of Village Connection-Never My Fault, a career-winner of
nearly $776,000 that is owned by Robert F. and Barbara Bongiorno.
Leading
driver Rick Plano continued his productive ways during Thursday's 11-race
card. The 61-year-old horseman collected
three first-place finishes that bumped his total at the 66-program meet to 120. One of his scores was a 1:58.2 mile behind
the 2-year-old pacing filly Purty Hanover in the fourth race that became her "maiden" victory. The Donato
Hanover-offspring now sports a 1-1-1 performance line after four pari-mutuel
starts for trainer David Mcginnis and owners Cully Mcginnis and Alan
Hyatt.
DOWNS DOINGS—Roman Lopez, Plano's main rival
in this year's dash-winning derby, earned his 80th victory after
teaming the Joseph Duh-owned-and-trained pacer Another Judy to a 1:55 score in
Thursday's 10th event…Live racing continues with 12 races on Friday,
including a $10,000 Open trot in race nine, and a 13-event program on Saturday,
that offers a $10,000 Open pace in race two.
First post each night will be at 6:45 p.m…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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