Dream On A Roll wins tight top pace

Dream On A Roll (Roll With Joe, Leon Bailey) captures the $6,000 featured fillies & mares harness racing pace on Friday (Sept. 22).

One Hand Keg Stand (Truman Gale) went straight to the front and was first to the quarter in :27.0.  She used a :29.2 second quarter to be first to the half in :56.2. As they raced around the final turn Special Olivia (Steeven Genois) came up to challenge for the lead and caused One Hand Keg Stand to break. Special Olivia was first to three-quarters in 1:24.4.

As they reached the stretch Special Olivia held the lead.  Lorrie Sue (Frank Affrunti) came inside as Dream On A Roll ($10.80) squeezed even further inside.  Dream On A Roll got by to win by a nose. Lorrie Sue had to settle for second. The Moma Dance (Barton Dalious) finished third due to the disqualification of Special Olivia.

Dream On A Roll is a 7-year-old mare. She is owned by Todd Santoro and trained by Gary Gibson. It was her fifth win of the season and her 20^th career victory.

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Bailey drove three winners on the card.  John MacDonald had a driving double.

Live racing returns to Vernon Downs on Saturday (September 16) with an 11-race card starting at 6:05 p.m.

For more information, got to www.vernondowns.com.

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

by John Horne, for Vernon Downs