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Chase The Gold, who has rattled off five straight victories at this meet, looks to keep the streak alive as he tops the cast in the $12,500 Steve Wiseman Pace on Sunday (Jan. 23) at Cal-Expo. ....
After hitting the board five consecutive times heading into today’s action, Pammy Jo scored her first victory of 2021 in Thursday’s $15,000 Open Handicap pace for fillies and mares at Plainridge Park. Pammy Jo (Shawn Gray) left from post four and tucked in behind a hard-charging The Fun Marshall (Bruce Ranger) then remained there for the first half of the race. After a swift :26.1 first quarter and :55.3 half, Gray pulled Pammy Jo at the five-eighths only to be quickly rebuffed back to the pylons by The Fun Marshall, who stepped up the pace again in a :27.3 third panel. After the mares rounded the final turn, Gray pulled Pammy Jo once again and this time went right by the leader. Pammy Jo marched home in :28.3 to post a 2-1/2 length win in 1:52, which was a seasonal mark. ....
A SECOND World War veteran received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine today at the age of 101. Major Ted Hunt turned 100 on March 23 last year, the day the country was plunged into lockdown - and celebrations had to be put on hold. Now 101, and after more than a year of shielding, the centenarian is still hoping for a party and to be able to travel once again. Major Ted has urged people to take the Covid-19 vaccine when they are offered it, describing any hesitancy as the same as deciding not to look both ways before you cross the road”. ....