Muscles For Life, the brilliant seven-year-old son of Muscle Mass, scored a hard-earned 1:54.2 win for Wally Hennessey in Pompano Park’s $11,500 Open Handicap Trot on Monday night (Dec. 21), holding the fast-closing Explosivebreakaway (Tom Jackson) and The Lionking AS (Kevin Wallis) at bay at the line in 1:54.2.
The winning margin was a half length, earning Muscles For Life his third win in four fall starts this semester in South Florida.
Sooo Handsome finished fourth, and Bucketlist Hanover picked up the final award in the field of eight.
Muscles For Life was forced to draw one of the two outside posts in this field, and Hennessey was forced to change strategy as there was plenty of speed off the wings, especially from BJ Lorado, who zipped an opening panel in :26.3 and half in :55.4. The Lionking AS tracked in the garden spot, Sooo Handsome third, and Muscles for Life who left from post seven found a spot in fourth around the opening turn.
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Pompano Beach, FL.December 19, 2020.Pompano Park will again host the FSBOA Super Night on Sunday (December 20) with over $400,000 up for grabs in eight Florida Breeders Stakes for harness racing two and three year-olds.
Four of the Breeders Stakes will be non-wagering events while four will comprise part of a gigantic 13 race pari-mutuel card which gets underway at 7:20 p.m.
As part of the festivities, there will be two Pick-4 offerings both with $15,000 guaranteed pools with an industry low 12% take-out on each one.
The $51,500 Breeders Stake for two year-old trotting colts/geldings kicks off the pari-mutuel card with Theflyingrock, Mister David C and Hey Don t Tell Me the apparent threats to take home the top prize in the quintet.
Pompano Park will again host the FSBOA Super Night on Sunday (Dec. 20) with over $400,000 up for grabs in eight Florida Breeders Stakes for two- and three-year-olds.
Four of the Breeders Stakes will be non-wagering events while four will comprise part of a gigantic 13 race pari-mutuel card which gets underway at 7:20 p.m. (EST).
As part of the festivities, there will be two Pick-4 offerings both with $15,000 guaranteed pools with an industry low 12 percent takeout on each.
There is also a Pentafecta carryover in the fourth race Sunday totaling $4,195.
The $51,500 Breeders Stake for two-year-old trotting colts/geldings kicks off the pari-mutuel card with Theflyingrock, Mister David C and Hey Dont Tell Me the apparent threats to take home the top prize in the quintet.