Freehold Raceway, the new J S Peyton Place

Freehold, NJ—With any good TV show, there is always a rerun and J S Peyton (Swan For All) decided to turn Freehold Raceway into Peyton Place by dominating the American Harness Drivers Club Trot Saturday, January 7 for the second consecutive week for harness racing driver Jacob Stillwell.

When the gate sprung Call Me Thefireman (Anthony Verruso) sprinted to the early lead. J S Peyton, also vying for the lead, saw the quick early pace and took a tuck third.

First Gunner continued his charge to the lead for Bob Hechkoff as the field sped past the quarter in 28:3. That duo immediate slammed on the brakes and went a pedestrian 32:2 second quarter.

With the excessive slowing of the pace, All Rise with Tony Beltrami tried to rush past the leader but got caught first over. The two horses battled up the backside and J S Peyton followed that first over bid and waited for the top of the stretch to swing wide and blow by the tiring leaders to win by three quarters of a length in 2:02. First Gunner held for second with All Rise copping the show dough.

JS PEYTON REPLAY

J S Peyton, an 8-year-old gelding, is owned by Mo Coo Inc. and trained by Candace Brandstatter. The gelding was sent off as the betting favorite returning $4.60 on the win end.

For complete race results, click here.

by Tony Verruso, for the AHDC