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With a drop in class and change in location, Juddy Douglas A (Auckland Reactor A) scored his second straight harness racing win Saturday (Feb. 25), scoring an easy victory in the $12,000 Preferred-Handicap Pace at Freehold Raceway.
It was the race favorite Time Watch (Jack Pelling) who started off the 10th ace feature getting the early lead and parking out Secrecy (Devon Tharps) until past the first quarter mile in a speedy :26.4.
Juddy Douglas A with driver Austin Siegelman had left from post eight but was unable to find any early cover and had to slug it out first-over. By the half mile marker in :55.3, Juddy Douglas A had cleared to the lead and Time Watch pulled out from being in third place and came first-over against Juddy Douglas A. Lyons Steel (Tyler Miller) was a game second-over and third over was Mcclinchie N (Jim Marohn, Jr.).
By the three-quarters in 1:24.4, Juddy Douglas A began to pull away from the field as Lyons Steel came three-wide with Mcclinchie N four-wide heading to the final turn.
At the top of the stretch, Juddy Douglas A had opened up a four and one-half length lead on the field and went on to score a two length triumph in 1:54.1. Mcclinchie N came in second with Haggard (Vinnie Ginsburg) third.
JUDDY DOUGLAS A REPLAY
It was the second win in five starts on the year for Juddy Douglas A. The seven-year-old gelding is trained by Travis Alexander and is owned by Oldford Racing, LLC and Joe P Racing, LLC. He paid $7.60 to win.
There were two $9,000 divisions of the American Harness Drivers Club series for amateur drivers on Saturday and both divisions were won by John Calabrese.
The 7th race first trotting division saw Calabrese lead from start to finish with Drazzmatazz (RC Royalty) in 1:59.3, paying $13.80 to win. Southwind Frost (Robert Hechkoff) was second by a half a length with Winneress (Tony Verruso) third.
DRAZZMATAZZ REPLAY
The 9th race second division Calabrese was able to sit back with 2-1 Turbochargedpete (Uncle Peter) as they found outside cover and use that flow to come on in the stretch for an easy win by two and one-half lengths in 2:00.1. Lionhead (Newton “Yogi” Sheridan was second with Masster Blue (Joe Lee) third. The winner paid $6.60.
TURBOCHARGEDPETE REPLAY
For complete race results, click here.
by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink
