$65 upset – Unusual Clarity sweeps past rivals

Unusual Clarity (Ron Harp) captures the $7,500 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Friday (November 7).

Little Instigator (Leon Bailey) was first to the quarter in :27.2.  Elegant Woman A (John MacDonald) then took over and led to the half in :56.2.  Quarrel (Chris Long) came first-up to challenge going around the final turn.  Elegant Woman A was first to three quarters in 1:25.4.

Third place finisher Quarrel and Elegant Woman A battled shoulder to shoulder in the stretch.  Unusual Clarity ($65.46) came flying three-wide late to get the win in 1:55.0.  Divine Art (Gerald Longo) finished second.

Unusual Clarity is a 10-year-old mare by Betterthancheddar.  She is owned by Nicholas Gibides and trained by Harp.  It was her fifth win this season and her 44th career victory.

UNUSUAL CLARITY REPLAY

Leon Bailey, Dylan Huckabone-Miller, and Chris Long each had driving doubles.  Fannie Saul-Beaulieu had a training double.

Vernon Downs returns to live racing on Saturday (November 8) 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