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It wasn t the Fourth of July but there were plenty of pari-mutuel fireworks at Pompano Park as the famed South Florida closed out its season with record breaking handle while several other pools were at or near record levels on Sunday night (May 2).
Total handle exceeded $1.7 million, giving Pompano its record 21st million-dollar-plus program for the season. In it s history dating back to 1964, the track had a total of six such nights.
The Send-It-In Army members were rewarded with some healthy rewards as the 50-cent Pick 5, with a $100,000 guaranteed pool, paid $708.10 with two odds-on favourites, two 4-1 shots and a single 8-1 winner comprising the mix.
Skip To My Lou, driven by owner-trainer Joe Chindano, Jr., pushed his 2021 bankroll close to $50,000 with a sharp 1:52.1 score at Pompano Park on Monday (April 26).
The occasion was the $13,000 Open Handicap Pace and Chindano gave Skip To My Lou crafty handling to out-kick Ideal Feeling (Kevin Wallis) in the final 16th to score by a length. Kinnder Jackson (Ken Holliday) used a ground-saving journey to finish third while Lyons Night Hawk was next over Saulsbrook Deputy. Prairie Panther made a miscue at the beginning to lose all chance in this classy million-dollar sextet.
As the wings folded, Kinnder Jackson (Post 1) left well with Ideal Feeling (Post 6) while Skip To My Lou (Post 5) took a couple of seconds to decide whether to hide or go forward choosing the latter, smartly brushing forward to find a cozy spot back of Ideal Feeling around the initial turn and through fractions of :26.3, :55.4 and 1:24.3. He remained clear from the backside bid of Saulsbrook Deputy as that one m
Highlights: La Bomba, Part 1: South of the Border
Showcasing series of solid south swells from Peru to Mexico
Tyler Warren, Puerto. Photo: Billy Watts
Marcus Sanders
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Last week, when we saw swaths of purple marching across the South Pacific, we got pretty excited, as we tend to do when we see that kind of stuff, and decided to call it the La Bomba swell. Turns out, maybe we should’ve gone a little more plural on the whole thing. Las Bombas, maybe. Especially for Central America and Mexico, which have basically been pumping nonstop for almost a week now. Some places have been better than others, of course, but there’s been no shortage of energy in the water South of the Border, as evidenced by the gallery below.
The Late Call
Kipp Caddy in the Cave. All photos: Ben Bagley @benbagleyphoto
Nick Carroll
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Last Sunday, while a lot of people in the Narrabeen area were semi psyching about the final days of their very own backyard CT, another bunch of people were freaking out.
Dylan and Summa Longbottom, Ryan Hipwood, Joel Parkinson, Wayne Cleveland, Kipp Caddy and friends had something quite different in mind a late call mission to Tasmania’s renowned super-slab.
Thing was, the forecast was iffy. Know Before You Go, we say. But what if you kinda don’t know?
Wayne Cleveland, under and out.