Polansky wins Freehold AHDC trot

FREEHOLD, N.J.— Mike Polansky pointed My Big Kadillac (Kadabra) to the lead and stayed firm on the helm to the winning post in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) harness racing trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 13).

Leaving from post 4, Polansky secured the lead for My Big Kadillac before a :29.3 first quarter while also keeping outside leavers Masster Blue (driven by Anthony Verruso) and Hammer Creek (John Calabrese) parked. The wide trip caused Masster Blue to start dropping anchor through a :59.4 half, leaving Polansky to scoot away unfettered with My Big Kadillac to the backside. Polansky opened a three-length lead trotting to three-quarters in 1:29.3, which proved sufficient cushion as he tired in the straightaway but crossed the beam three-quarter lengths better than pocket-charger Train (Paul Minore). Lionhead (Yogi Sheridan) sat a pylon trip for third, beaten another three lengths, while Hammer Creek overcame the wide route for fourth.

MY BIG KADILLAC REPLAY

Mike Polansky trains and owns My Big Kadillac, a 10-year-old gelding. He paid $9.20 to win.

AHDC action resumes at Freehold Raceway next Saturday (Jan. 20) for another preliminary of its trotting series. First-race post time at Freehold is 12:30 p.m. (EST).

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

by Ray Cotolo, for AHDC