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ER Super Shady (Shadyshark Hanover) with harness racing driver Dylan Huckabone-Miller and Bourbon Express (RC Royalty) and driver John MacDonald captured the co-features at Vernon Downs on Friday (August 16).
ER Super Shady ($7.70) fires late to take the $5,500 feature.
Blue Collar Man (Josh Kinney) was first to the quarter in :26.2.Ā Gunpowder N (Jimmy Whittemore) took the lead going around the first turn.Ā Then Snap Call (John MacDonald) took over and was first to the half in :54.2.Ā He cruised to three-quarters in 1:23.2.
As they reached the stretch ER Super Shady made her move and blew right on by to win in a lifetime best of 1:52.1.Ā Snap Call had to settle for second.Ā Go With The Flow (Leon Bailey) finished third.d pace.wder N (Jimmy Whittemore) took the lead going around the first turn.Ā Then Snap Call (John MacDonald) took over and was first to the half in :54.2.Ā He cruised to three-quarters in 1:23.2.
ER Super Shady is a 5-year-old mare is owned by James Crawford IV and trained by Claude Huckabone, III.Ā It was her third win this season.Ā She now has seven career victories.
ER SUPER SHADY REPLAY
Bourbon Express ($4.20) wins the $5,500 featured trot.
Bourbon Express led to the quarter in :28.3.Ā He slowed things down with a :29.4 second quarter and was first to the half in :58.2.Ā He remained on top to three-quarters in 1:27.2.
As they entered the stretch Only Passing Thru (Jimmy Whittemore) and Lepanto (Leon Bailey) went all out after the leader, but Bourbon Express had plenty in the tank and won in 1:56.1.Ā Lepanto was second best.Ā Only Passing Thru finished third.
Bourbon Express is a 7-year-old gelding is owned by James DeArmond, Sal Vullo, and trainer Jessica Okusko.Ā It was his fifth win this season and the 29th win of his career.
BOURBON EXPRESS REPLAY
Vernon Downs returns to live racing on Saturday (August 17) with a 13-race card featuring a leg of the New York Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing colts & geldings starting at 6:05 p.m.
For more information, click here.
For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.
by John Horne, for Vernon Downs
