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Fan Of Terror not only extended his win streak to four with a 1:51.2 score in the Saturday (Jan. 30) Open Pace at Miami Valley, but he scored his 50th win as well. The nine-year-old gelded son of Western Terror sports a bankroll of $530,234.
Owner Therl Hensley’s prize possession closes out the month of January with four wins in four tries, equaling his win total from 2021. All four victories came in gate to wire fashion as trainer Peter Redder has kept Fan Of Terror on the top of his game all month, banking $36,150 for his current month’s efforts.
Longshot Big Bad Mike managed to nose out Shadyjake for second, with Tivo Hanover, Benson Boys N and The Dark Shadow also picking up paychecks in the 10-horse field.
Despite ducking to the back of the pack from an assigned outside post position, razor-sharp GD Western Joe swept the entire field to win Miami Valley’s $22,000 Open Pace on Saturday (Jan. 16), his fourth win at the head of the class to go with one runner-up finish in his last five starts.
After leaving the gate for good early position in his last six starts, driver Chris Page implemented a different strategy in this outing. Starting a length off the gate, Page guided the six-year-old son of Real Desire to the pylons, trailing all eight of his adversaries when the quarter was reached by favoured Stars Align A in :26.2. Sensing a rapid pace, Page was content to keep his charge in arrears past the halfway juncture in :55.1.
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DAYTON, OH. - A pair of ultra-consistent performers shared the harness racing spotlight at Hollywood Dayton Raceway on Saturday (Dec. 12).
The other was driver Brett Miller, who notched six victories on the card to increase his meet leading total to 113.
Driver Chris Page wrestled GD Western Joe into the two-hole behind Tellmeaboutit (Tyler Smith), last week s winner, in the early going. The 5-year-old son of
Real Desire was on the iron as the field approached the :27.2 first quarter station, however, so Page opted to quarter move back to the front with the 6-5 favorite.
With the field content to race single file, Page and GD Western Joe cruised past the halfway beam in :55.2, then sped up when Tivo Hanover (Kayne Kauffman) mounted a charge down the backstretch prompting a :27 flat third panel. It took a :28 final quarter for GD Western Joe to hold off Tellmeaboutit, who had shadowed the winner throughout and mounted a mild stretch challenge.
A pair of ultra-consistent performers shared the spotlight at Hollywood Dayton Raceway on Saturday (Dec. 12). One was GD Western Joe who won the $18,400 Open Pace in 1:50.2. The other was driver Brett Miller, who notched six victories on the card to increase his meet-leading total to 113.
Driver Chris Page wrestled GD Western Joe into the two-hole behind Tellmeaboutit, last week s winner, in the early going. The five-year-old son of Real Desire was on the iron as the field approached the :27.2 first quarter, however Page opted to quarter move back to the front with the 6-5 favourite. With the field content to race single file, Page and GD Western Joe cruised past the halfway beam in :55.2, then sped up when Tivo Hanover mounted a charge up the backstretch to a :27 third panel. It took a :28 final quarter for GD Western Joe to hold off Tellmeaboutit, who had shadowed the winner throughout and mounted a mild stretch challenge.