Co-features highlight Tioga Downs card

Joxter (Chapter Seven) and driver Dan Daley and Prairie Panther (Royel Millennium) and driver Ridge Warren won the harness racing co-features on Sunday (June 11) at Tioga Downs.

Joxter ($2.80) easily wins the $11,000 Open 2 Trot.

Creekside Pete (Corey Braden) went to the front and led to the quarter in :28.0.  Lucky Sevens (Steeven Genois) challenged for the lead all the way to the half.  Creekside Pete got to the half first in :56.0.  Joxter made his move down the backstretch and overtook Creekside Pete.  Joxter first to three-quarters in 1:26.0.

As they made the turn for home Joxter left the rest of the field in another zip code winning easily in 1:54.2.  Hunting As (Tyler Miller) finished second.  Hall It Off (Brandon Parker) was third.

JOXTER REPLAY

Joxter is a 5-year-old gelding trained by Dan Daley and owned by Ann-Mari Daley.  It was his second win this season he now has 21 career victories.

Prairie Panther ($5.40) captures the $11,000 Open 2 Pace.

Prairie Panther went right to the front and led to the quarter in :26.4.  He uses a :29.3 second quarter to be first to the half in :56.2.  He cruised to three-quarters in 1:23.3.

As they reached the stretch KJ Michael (Jim Taggert) came hard after the lead.  Prairie Panther dug in and held on to win in 1:52.0.  KJ Michael had to settle for second.  Ilikemebetter A (Mike Merton) finished third.

Prairie Panther is a 9-year-old gelding owned by trainer Mike Deters and Joel Warner.  It was his fourth win this season and his 66^th career victory.

PRAIRIE PANTHER REPLAY

Live racing returns to Tioga Downs on Friday (June 16) starting at 6:15 p.m.

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by John Horne, for Tioga Downs