Tempus Seelster and Enzio captured their respective feature events at Pompano Park on Tuesday (April 27) while Dave Ingraham hot a grand slam as he drove four winners on the card.
Tempus Seelster and Ingraham teamed to take the $13,000 Open Mare Pace, using a :27.4 final quarter to edge by the pacesetting favourite Prairie Westerngal in the final strides to score by three-quarter lengths in 1:53.1. Beach Journey, in the garden spot all the way, finished third a length away, while Roll With Angel was fourth after a ground-saving journey and Tale Abit Of Life rallied from last turning for home to pick up the nickel.
Beach Journey, craftily handled by Wally Hennessey, took top honours in Pompano Park’s $11,500 Open Pace for Mares on Tuesday night (April 13).
Edging past favoured Casies Believer in deep stretch, Beach Journey scored by one-and-a-half lengths in 1:52.4 off a :57.2 opening half. Tempus Seelster, last early on, closed to take show honours while Evas Sports Czech and Persistent Bettor earned the final two awards in the classy octet.
As the wings folded, Beach Journey (post 6) was sent in search of the lead along with Casies Believer, with the latter taking charge around the opening turn and taking the field to the first quarter in :27.2. A :30 breather brought the leader to the half in :57.2 as Roll With Angel was on the move uncovered into third and soon within a length of the leader through a :27.3 third panel.
Casies Believer and Muscles For Life were victorious as Pompano Park offered twin $11,500 features on Tuesday night (April 6).
Casies Believer, handled by Joe Chindano, Jr., took top honours in the Open Handicap for the pacing mares as she found a seam turning for home to rally by a stubborn Ask Me Ifi Care in 1:52.4. Tempus Seelster rallied for third, one-and-a-half lengths away while Roll With Angel paced an evenly rated mile from the pylons to finish fourth. Persistent Bettor picked up the final award in the field of seven.
At the outset, Roll With Angel left well from the inside as Casies Believer was sent launching from post 7, taking command at the opening marker in :27.2. Shortly thereafter, Ask Me Ifi Care made a move to the top three-eighths in and took the field to the half in :56.1. On the backside, Evas Sports Czech made a first-up bid and reached second, a length away from the lead, with Casies Believer looking for room to pace past the third station in 1:24.3.
Crisp Mane, whose late surge last week fell a neck short, rallied in the final stages of the feature $11,000 event for mares on Tuesday (Feb. 2) at Pompano Park and took top honours, ironically, by a neck, for David Miller in 1:52.3.
The talented five-year-old daughter of Sportswriter turned the tables on Tempus Seelster (Joe Chindano Jr.) this time around with Roll With Angel (Ken Holliday) third, 3-1/4 lengths away.
As the outset, Prairie Westerngal (Wally Hennessey) zipped off the wings from post six into an open lead early as Tempus Seelster also left with alacrity and forged her way to the front at the hot opener of :26.3. Crisp Mane, who was third through a half in a rated :56.3, went first-up on the backside to engage during a :27.2 third panel, reaching the saddle pad of the leader past the third station in 1:24.