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Freehold, NJ—As your parents may have told you, goods things come Allindotime (Andover Hall) and the harness racing horse, Allindotime and driver John Calabrese found that saying to be true today in the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway, Friday, October 15.
Leaving from post 6, in what was by far the best bet race on the Freehold card today, Calabrese chose to lay back with his trotter and come at the pacesetters late. The crafty reinsman watched Mike Polansky send his own My Big Kadillac to the lead, forcing Mark Schullstrom and Inukchuk Chuck to take back into the two hole.
Surprisingly, the first quarter went in a meager 30:4 causing some worry from Calabrese who was sitting 6th at that marker.
“When I saw that first quarter,” Calabrese explained. “I began to think I was not in such a good spot. But Allindotime has been getting better each week, so I showed him some daylight and he did the rest.”
Doing just that, the duo pulled out second over behind Winneress and Anthony Verruso. The tandem made up ground going into the third turn. But then passing the 5/8ths pole, Schullstrom pulled the pocket and tried to storm past My Big Kadillac to the lead. Mike Polansky was having none of that. He rebuffed the quick quarter move leaving Inukchuk Chuck on the outside as Winneress ducked into the pocket and Allindotime swung three deep to take his run at the leader.
As the horses battled through the stretch, Allindotime wore down the front runner to prevail by a half a length, stopping the timer in 2:00:4 seconds. My Big Kadillac held the place spot with Winneress garnering the show dough.
ALLINDOTIME REPLAY
Allindotime, a 7-year-old gelding, is owned by Alma Iafelice and is trained by Bill MacKenzie. Sent off as the favorite, Allindotime returned $4.20 on the win end for his loyal backers. AHDC action returns to Freehold next Saturday with another exciting trotting event.
For complete race results, click here.
by Tony Verruso, for the AHDC
