Whats The Word gives feature field the slip

Whats The Word (Donato Hanover) and harness racing driver Chuck Connor Jr. captured the $6,500 featured trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (June 23).

Whats The Word ($3.70) went straight to the front and led to the quarter in :26.2.  He went :29.0 in the second quarter and was first to the half in :55.2.  As he went around the final turn, he gave them all the slip as he cruised to three-quarters in 1:23.4.

As they made the turn for home it became a race for second as Whats The Word breezed home and won going away in 1:54.2. Lepanto (Barton Dalious) was second.  Live Well Lived (Jimmy Whittemore) finished third.

Whats The Word is an 8-year-old horse trained by Megan Reynolds for James Femia, Janice Connor, and Scott McGee.  It was his first win this season.  He now has 25 career victories.

WHATS THE WORD REPLAY

Connor Jr. won three races on the card.  He combined with trainer Janice Connor for his two other wins with Down Right Devious ($4.60), and Your Brother ($15.00).

Live racing returns to Vernon Downs on Saturday (June 24) with a nine-race card starting at 6:05 p.m.

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by John Horne, for Vernon Downs