Jacks Shadow N successfully avenged last week s defeat to Whos Better at Harrah s Philadelphia with a 1:50.3 score in Sunday (April 18) afternoon s featured $14,400 top-level conditioned pace at the riverside racetrack.
After mid-race traffic trouble left Jacks Shadow N an insurmountable task last week, driver Tim Tetrick opted to send the seven-year-old Shadow Play gelding immediately to the lead at race s outset, clearing Whos Better and Dexter Dunn through a :26.3 quarter. After rating a soft :29.3 second sectional, Jacks Shadow N was forced to accelerate up the backstretch when faced with mild first-over pressure from Dealers Table. Jacks Shadow easily turned aside his outside rival past three-quarters in 1:23.3, and kept Whos Better three-quarters of a length at bay at the winning post. Precision Bluechip finished third, another four lengths behind.
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Turnthefrownaround improved to two-for-two in this year s M Life Rewards Ladies Pacing Series for fillies and mares at Yonkers Raceway with a 1:56.4 victory in Tuesday night s (March 9) last of three splits. The other divisional winners were Paiges Girl and Pettycoat Business.
Driven by George Brennan, Turnthefrownaround worked out a second-over trip behind Break The Deal, and was sent three-wide on the last turn. Turnthefrownaround rallied steadily after being fed clear racetrack, and she got up in the lane to win by half a length. Avaya Hanover, a 27-1 shot, landed a pocket trip from post 7 and turned it into a runner-up finish, and Pray The Rosary, who led through fractions of :27.3, :57.4, and 1:26.1, wound up third.