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
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Woodbine Mohawk Park would like to issue a reminder to all owners, trainers and horse people of Thursday’s (April 15) stakes payment deadline for the 2021 season.
Sustaining payments are due for all of Woodbine’s 2021 major stakes, including the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup. Click here to view the eligible horses following the March 15 deadline.
The full list of stakes requiring an April 15 sustaining payment is available below:
Pepsi North America Cup (Three-Year-Old Pace) – $1,000,000
Armbro Flight (Filly & Mare Trot) – $250,000
Canadian Pacing Derby (Open Pace) – $600,000
Canadian Trotting Classic (Three-Year-Old Trot) – $600,000
Casual Breeze (Three-Year-Old Filly Trot) – $180,000
Elegantimage (Three-Year-Old Filly Trot) – $375,000
Eternal Camnation (Two-Year-Old Filly Pace) – $240,000
Gruden scored for the second consecutive week in the Open Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday afternoon.
Billy Dobson piloted the Monica Krist-trained trotter and wasted no time moving him to the front in this week’s $12,000 feature. Enjoying comfortable fractions on the engine, Gruden didn’t face much of a threat before powering away to win in 1:57.3 while the favourite at odds of 4-5. Stone In Love (Brian Cross), who finished third in last week’s Open, sat the pocket to the winner on Monday and finished second while local legend Cash Me Out (Phil Fluet) had to settle for the show spot.
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