The win streak for rookie pacer Fishermans Son is now at five after the freshman easily handled his rivals in the lone $9,790 Phil Pinkney Memorial Stakes division contested on Saturday (Sept. 17) at Northside Downs.
There appears to a be a new horse atop the open ranks at Northside Downs, and that horse is four-year-old Johnnie Jack.
After a narrow loss in the Winners Over class in June 19 to start the season, the altered son of Westwardho Hanover - Water Sprite has been a consistent visitor to the winner s circle in 2021. For the third straight week, in fact, Johnnie Jack and driver Ryan Campbell have been posing for photographer Tanya Romeo after winning the weekly Winners Over feature.
Send postward as the public choice on Saturday (July 10) Johnnie Jack employed similar tactics to last week make the lead and play catch-me-if-you-can with his five rivals. Campbell had Johnnie Jack at the first quarter by himself in :28.2 before facing a challenge from Southwind Ricardo (Harold Leblanc Jr.) through a :59 opening half.