Morgans All In comes flying late

Morgans All In (Chris Long) captures the $7,500 featured fillies & mares’ harness racing pace at Vernon Downs on Thursday (July 24).

Dizzy Lizzy (Ron Harp) goes straight to the front and led to the quarter in :27.1.  She used a :30.0 second quarter to be first to the half in :57.1.  Won Surreal Deal (Brad Irvine) came first-over to challenge and hat a short lead to three-quarters first in 1:25.0.

As they reached the stretch, second place finisher Dizzy Lizzy reclaimed the lead.  Morgans All In ($8.80) came flying late in deep stretch and got there in time to win in a lifetime best of 1:53.2.  Won Surreal Deal finished third.

Morgans All In is a 5-year-old mare by Rusty’s All In. She is owned by Mike Torcello and trained by Sam Smith.  It was her fifth win this season.  She now has 10 career victories.

MORGANS ALL IN REPLAY

Chris Long had a driving triple.  John MacDonald had a driving double.

Vernon Downs returns to live racing on Friday (July 25) with a post time of 5:05 p.m.

For more information go to www.vernondowns.com.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by John Horne, for Vernon Downs