Northfield, Ohio--After starting from the two-hole harness racing driver Larry Ferrari and Impressive Chief were looped on the first turn by Darrell Rideout and Fultons Fury and then they retook command after a stiff :28.1 first panel and went on to a 1:58.1 triumph in the $9,200 Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association (GLADA) trot Sunday evening at Northfield Park.
Once clear on the lead Ferrari kept the pedal to the metal and Impressive Chief led the field by the half in :57.3.
When they headed up the backside Ferrari’s charge began to open daylight on the field, and they had three lengths on Fultons Fury when he passed the third stanza in 1:27.2.
Still solidly in command when they rounded the final turn the only thing in doubt was the final margin of victory which turned out to be 4-1/4 lengths when the timer flashed 1:58.1.
However, when Fulton’s Fury headed for paydirt Eddie Miller hustled Pepin Coolie up for second money and finished a head better than Curleys Son (Marion Chupp) who took home the show dough. Fultons Fury faded and finished fifth.
IMPRESSIVE CHIEF REPLAY
Impressive Chief, an 11-year-old Hard Rock N Roll gelding is owned and trained by John Payne. He paid $13.00 for the win.
For full race results, click here.
by John Manzi, for the GLADA