Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc

Sunday, 23 February

Meeting: Manawatu Second February Two Day Meeting (Night 1) at Manawatu Raceway, Palmerston North

Last updated 28/02/2025 at 17:23 pm

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Participants for Race 1: MICHAEL HAY STABLES MOBILE PACE
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	2	Onyx Shard	2	fr	5,500.00	2/2	2-33.4		2-33.4	N C Delany (J)	Ray Green & Nathan Delany
2	3	Ann Sophie	3	fr	1,550.00	1/1	2-33.6	1.00	1.00	W J House (J)	Michael House
		ANN SOPHIE - held up final turn and early stages of the run home. When questioned regarding his decision to restrain racing down the back the first time and shift to the marker line Driver W House stated that in his opinion the mare would not have been suited to racing without cover so felt it was his best option to secure a trailing position. Mr House also advised that he had not activated the sliding blinds due to having been held up.
3	5	Onetangi Girl	5	fr	950.00	6/7	2-33.8	2.00	2.00	J H Abernethy	Jay Abernethy
4	8	Benson Dude	8	fr	600.00	7/6	2-34.3	4.90	4.90	H J Orange (J)	John Kriechbaumer
5	6	Million Dollar Chic	6	fr	175.00	3/3	2-34.3	5.00	5.00	C J Hackett (J)	Stephen Doody
6	7	Eddie Osei	7	fr	175.00	4/5	2-34.6	6.90	6.90	P C Ferguson	Murray Gibbs
		EDDIE OSEI - held up final turn and early stages of the run home. Lay out under pressure over the final stages.
7	4	Uncle Drew	4	fr	175.00	8/8	2-34.7	7.30	7.30	E R Johnson (J)	Wendy Devenport
8	1	Call Security	1	fr	175.00	5/4	2-34.7	7.40	7.40	M R Hay	Doug Gale
		CALL SECURITY - lay out at various stages.
Total Stakes:			$9,300.00

Dividends: $7.20. $1.60. $1.00. $5.60. Quinella $3.40. Trifecta $144.90. First4 $976.70.
Margins: 1 length, 1 1/4 lengths, 2 3/4 lengths
Times: Mile Rate: 2-03.4 Last 800m: 57.5 Last 400m: 27.5

Placed Horses:

1st

Onyx Shard

2020 4 B m Sweet Lou - Delightful Shard

Ray Green & Nathan Delany, Pukekohe

I A Middleton, P Humphries, P I J Harris

C M Smith,Mrs D E Smith

2nd

Ann Sophie

2018 6 B m Well Said - Mrs Vandebilt

Michael House, Prebbleton

Mentally Stable Limited, P Cole

D M Cottrell,Mrs M A Cottrell

3rd

Onetangi Girl

2019 5 B m Downbytheseaside - Elite Belle

Jay Abernethy, Hunua

J H Abernethy, W S Abernethy, J W Lindsay, R E Lindsay, L Carter, H Gilinsky, Breakout Syndicate

J H Abernethy,W S Abernethy

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Participants for Race 2: JOHN GOMMANS STABLES MOBILE PACE
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	2	Proviseur	2	fr	5,775.00	4/1	2-28.0		2-28.0	E R Johnson (J)	Craig Sharpe
		PROVISEUR - shifted out early in the run home before being corrected. Driver E Johnson was warned to make a greater effort to maintain a straight course in the future.
2	6	Ha'penny	6	fr	1,627.50	3/5	2-28.3	1.60	1.60	P C Ferguson	Allan Shutkowski
		HA'PENNY - raced wide from the 600m.
3	1	Cheer Me On	1	fr	997.50	5/4	2-28.3	1.80	1.80	K A Coppins (J)	Arna Donnelly
4	4	Jahi	4	fr	630.00	2/3	2-28.4	1.90	1.90	H J Orange (J)	Stephen Doody
5	9	Narobi	9	fr	183.75	6/6	2-28.4	2.00	2.00	C J Hackett (J)	Stephen Doody
6	5	Enya Franco	5	fr	183.75	1/2	2-28.6	3.20	3.20	W J House (J)	Michael House
		ENYA FRANCO - when questioned Driver W House stated that racing without cover throughout had taken its toll with the mare being run down late in the home straight.
7	7	Benjamin Button	7	fr	183.75	7/7	2-28.9	5.10	5.10	J H Abernethy	Sailesh Abernethy
8	8	Innocent Man	8	fr	183.75	8/8	2-28.9	5.20	5.20	L Hibell (J)	Rodney Frampton
		INNOCENT MAN - paced roughly entering the first turn. Lay in contacting a track marker approaching the 200m.

Scratchings

Place	Book	Horse	Barrier
SCR	3	Commander Lincoln	3
SCR	10	Play The Ace	U1

Dividends: $9.10. $1.40. $2.40. $2.30. Quinella $46.90. Trifecta $683.50. First4 $1948.00.
Margins: 1 1/2 lengths, head, 1/2 head
Times: Mile Rate: 1-59.1 Last 800m: 57.6 Last 400m: 28.8

Placed Horses:

1st

Proviseur

2014 10 B g Auckland Reactor - Modern Meg

Craig Sharpe, Pukekohe

C C Sharpe, Ms S M Hickey

I R Court

2nd

Ha'penny

2019 5 B m Art Major - C A Penny

Allan Shutkowski, Waterlea Raceway

A W Shutkowski, Mrs P M Shutkowski

A W Shutkowski,Mrs P M Shutkowski

3rd

Cheer Me On

2019 5 Br m He's Watching - Maravu Excuse

Arna Donnelly, Cambridge

B E Pears

B E Pears,C J Crosse

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Participants for Race 3: STEPHEN DOODY STABLES MOBILE PACE
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	8	Blue Chip Lou	8	fr	6,325.00	6/6	2-27.5		2-27.5	C J Hackett (J)	Stephen Doody
2	1	Megyn Kelly	1	fr	1,782.50	2/3	2-27.5	0.30	0.30	H J Orange (J)	Michael House
3	3	Lincoln La Moose	3	fr	1,092.50	3/2	2-27.9	2.40	2.40	N C Delany (J)	Ray Green & Nathan Delany
		LINCOLN LA MOOSE - lay in and paced roughly entering and rounding the first turn. Again paced roughly when attempting to improve wide rounding the final turn.
4=	2	Bugalugs	2	fr	445.63	7/7	2-28.1	3.40	3.40	P C Ferguson	Chris Webber
4=	6	The Beach House	6	fr	445.63	1/1	2-28.1	3.40	3.40	W J House (J)	Michael House
		THE BEACH HOUSE - when questioned regarding the performance Driver W House stated that after having improved around to race outside the leader near the 950m the gelding had only battled in the run home.
6	5	The Elite Athlete	5	fr	201.25	5/5	2-28.2	4.40	4.40	J H Abernethy	Wendy Devenport
7	4	Frankie	4	fr	201.25	4/4	2-28.4	5.20	5.20	E R Johnson (J)	Michael House
8	7	Whitebait Marg	7	fr	201.25	8/8	2-28.4	5.30	5.30	M R Hay	Tracy Cadwallader
		WHITEBAIT MARG - held up early in the run home then again from the 50m.
Total Stakes:			$10,695.01

Dividends: $19.90. $3.20. $1.90. $1.40. Quinella $49.30. Trifecta $488.40. First4:(8,1,3,2) $1802.10. First4:(8,1,3,6) $576.10. TAB Double[races-2,3]:(2,8) $98.80. TAB Conc.:(2,1) $23.50.
Margins: neck, 2 1/4 lengths, 1 length
Times: Mile Rate: 1-58.6 Last 800m: 58.0 Last 400m: 28.5

Placed Horses:

1st

Blue Chip Lou

2020 4 B m Sweet Lou - Kamwood Blue Chip

Stephen Doody, Palmerston North

J P Gommans, M J Gommans, Captain Kirk Syndicate

Woodlands Stud (NZ) Ltd

2nd

Megyn Kelly

2017 7 B m Shadow Play - Alta Santina

Michael House, Prebbleton

Mentally Stable Limited, Mrs K Harrison, C P Harrison

C P Harrison,Mrs K Harrison

3rd

Lincoln La Moose

2020 4 B g Art Major - Cullens Princess

Ray Green & Nathan Delany, Pukekohe

Lincoln Farms Bloodstock Ltd, I A Middleton, Green Machine Racing Syndicate, G C Cotterill, Mrs A Cotterill, Red & Blue Syndicate

Alabar (NZ) Ltd

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Participants for Race 4: CHATHAM ISLANDERS MOBILE PACE
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	8	Tasi Ahnau	8	fr	7,425.00	4/2	2-28.4		2-28.4	H J Orange (J)	Michael House
2	2	Lord Delmar	2	fr	2,092.50	5/5	2-28.6	0.80	0.80	M R Hay	John Gommans
		LORD DELMAR - lay out rounding the final turn.
3	4	Beta Prepare	4	fr	1,282.50	2/3	2-28.7	1.40	1.40	J H Abernethy	Arna Donnelly
		BETA PREPARE - raced wide from the 650m.
4	3	Stealers Wheel	3	fr	810.00	6/6	2-28.9	2.60	2.60	P C Ferguson	Doug Gale
		STEALERS WHEEL - lay in rounding the turns.
5	6	Fredastaire	6	fr	236.25	3/4	2-29.0	3.30	3.30	E R Johnson (J)	Allan Shutkowski
		FREDASTAIRE - raced wide early before crossing to the parked position near the 1500m.
6	5	Avenger	5	fr	236.25	7/7	2-29.3	4.90	4.90	C J Hackett (J)	Michael House
7	7	Executive Banner	7	fr	236.25	1/1	2-30.0	9.20	9.20	W J House (J)	Michael House
		EXECUTIVE BANNER - improved around to the parked position near the 950m before weakening in the run home. When questioned regarding the performance Driver W House stated that he wasn't overly disappointed given the midrace effort to get handy and that the gelding was up in grade following his two recent wins since joining the stable. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no significant abnormality.
Total Stakes:			$12,318.75

Scratchings

Place	Book	Horse	Barrier
SCR	1	The Next Best Thing	1

Dividends: $5.50. $2.00. $4.30. Quinella $18.60. Trifecta $150.50. First4 $760.80. TAB Treble[races-2,3,4]:(2,8,8) $7898.20. Quaddie[races-1,2,3,4]:(2,2,8,8) $3171.60.
Margins: 3/4 length, 1/2 length, 1 1/4 lengths
Times: Mile Rate: 1-59.4 Last 800m: 57.5 Last 400m: 28.7

Placed Horses:

1st

Tasi Ahnau

2019 5 B g Vincent(AUS) - Jewelz

Michael House, Manawatu Raceway

Mentally Stable Limited

Z W Gregg,G B Harris,Mrs D M Harris

2nd

Lord Delmar

2020 4 B g Downbytheseaside - Two And Sixpence

John Gommans, Manawatu Raceway

J P Gommans, M J Gommans

Woodlands Stud (NZ) Ltd

3rd

Beta Prepare

2020 4 B g Bettor's Delight - Running On Faith

Arna Donnelly, Cambridge

BetaVet Limited, G C Sweeney, Mrs B M Hulston, B A Hedger, N R Tilsley, Go Ranger Syndicate, Est G D De Silva, Marieke Spruijt, H O Collett, J E Boone

Woodlands Stud (NZ) Ltd

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Participants for Race 5: BASE SOLUTIONS HANDICAP TROT
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	6	Quercus Rubra	U1	40m	6,050.00	7/8	3-15.0		3-15.0	M R Hay	Rodney Dickson
		QUERCUS RUBRA - broke for several strides at the start. Briefly hampered by a breaking runner near the 700m.
2	8	Jaccka Baylis	2	50m	1,705.00	1/2	3-14.2	0.20	0.20	W J House (J)	Michael House
3	5	Eagle Hanover	1	40m	1,045.00	4/1	3-15.4	2.20	2.20	J H Abernethy	Jay Abernethy
		EAGLE HANOVER - briefly hampered by a breaking runner near the 700m.
4	9	Sweet Olivia	U1	50m	660.00	5/6	3-15.1	4.90	4.90	S P Doody	Stephen Doody
		SWEET OLIVIA - hampered by a weakening runner leaving the back straight the final time.
5	2	Henrik Lundqvist	U1	fr	192.50	8/9	3-22.3	23.50	23.50	N C Delany (J)	Jay Abernethy
		HENRIK LUNDQVIST - over-raced when being steadied to surrender the lead middle stages. Weakened entering the final turn hampering a trailing runner.
6	1	Scoots	1	fr	192.50	6/5	3-23.7	31.40	31.40	A J Pyers	Allen Pyers
		SCOOTS - broke near the 700m briefly hampering trailing runners losing its chance.
7	4	Mode	2	30m	192.50	2/3	3-22.0	35.30	35.30	C J Hackett (J)	Michael House
		MODE - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. Briefly hampered by a breaking runner near the 700m. Broke passing the 400m losing all chance.
8	3	Mr Monty	1	30m	192.50	9/7	3-23.6	44.50	44.50	P C Ferguson	Stephen Doody
		MR MONTY - broke at the start losing all chance.
9	7	Bevron	1	50m	192.50	3/4	3-31.2	97.20	97.20	H J Orange (J)	Michael House
		BEVRON - broke near the 2200m losing all chance.
Total Stakes:			$10,422.50

Dividends: $22.80. $4.70. $1.50. $1.40. Quinella $23.70. Trifecta $481.40. First4 $1661.80. TAB Double[races-4,5]:(8,6) $94.90. TAB Conc.:(8,8) $4.30.
Margins: head, 2 lengths, 2 3/4 lengths
Times: Mile Rate: 2-05.5 Last 800m: 63.1 Last 400m: 32.1

Placed Horses:

1st

Quercus Rubra

2019 5 B m Superfast Stuart - Oak

Rodney Dickson, Marton

R G Dickson

Ms K M Adams

2nd

Jaccka Baylis

2019 5 B g Creatine - Jina Jaccka

Michael House, Manawatu Raceway

Mentally Stable Limited, Down The Rabbit Hole Syndicate

C F Smaill,Mrs A G Smaill

3rd

Eagle Hanover

2019 5 Br m Aldebaran Eagle - Hanover's Pride

Jay Abernethy, Hunua

J H Abernethy, W J Archer

Phil Sherley,J H Abernethy,Nev Smith

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Participants for Race 6: JAY ABERNETHY STABLES MOBILE PACE
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	5	Terrormylove	5	fr	5,775.00	1/1	2-31.2		2-31.2	W J House (J)	Michael House
2	4	Jetasi	4	fr	1,627.50	2/2	2-31.3	0.50	0.50	C J Hackett (J)	Stephen Doody
3	2	Moenui Miss	2	fr	997.50	3/3	2-31.8	3.30	3.30	J H Abernethy	Trent Yesberg
4	3	Bell Fire	3	fr	630.00	4/4	2-31.9	4.30	4.30	P C Ferguson	Chris Webber
		The start was delayed briefly due to gear on BELL FIRE requiring attention.
5	1	Tres Bonne Fille	1	fr	183.75	5/5	2-31.9	4.40	4.40	L Hibell (J)	Scott Dickson
		TRES BONNE FILLE - over-raced middle stages when being restrained to surrender the lead then continued to over-race for some distance. Driver L Hibell reported that the off side sliding blind failed to activate.
6	6	Whitebait Delight	6	fr	183.75	6/6	2-35.4	24.00	24.00	M R Hay	Doug Gale
		WHITEBAIT DELIGHT - weakened final turn. Trainer D Gale advised that the mare was displaying symptoms of muscle tie-up which will be treated with this runner being withdrawn from the second day.
Total Stakes:			$9,397.50

Dividends: $2.50. $1.50. $2.00. Quinella $3.30. Trifecta $22.70. First4 $37.30.
Margins: 1/2 length, 2 3/4 lengths, 1 length
Times: Mile Rate: 2-01.6 Last 800m: 58.5 Last 400m: 29.1

Placed Horses:

1st

Terrormylove

2016 8 B g Terror To Love - Hold Onto Mydream

Michael House, Prebbleton

N S Taylor

2nd

Jetasi

2021 3 B f Bettor's Delight - Janaka

Stephen Doody, Palmerston North

Miss E M Doody, Miss I Jacob, Mrs N A Hurdle, Supersonic Syndicate, P Wischnowsky, F Hoult, R Quirk

P I Renwick,Mrs P M Renwick

3rd

Moenui Miss

2019 5 B m Downbytheseaside - Czanyi

Trent Yesberg, Ohoka

Yesberg Bloodstock Limited

Woodlands Stud (NZ) Ltd

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Participants for Race 7: THANK YOU JOHN DENTON MOBILE PACE
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	5	Final Change	5	fr	5,775.00	3/2	2-31.6		2-31.6	J H Abernethy	Arna Donnelly
		MISS WOODVILLE - lay in near the 1750m when unable to hold the back of the leader which enabled FINAL CHANGE to shift down to fill that position. Commenced to over-race near the 1500m before being taken out to race outside the leader. FINAL CHANGE - over-raced middle stages.
2	4	Betterthanbabe	4	fr	1,627.50	2/3	2-31.9	1.70	1.70	H J Orange (J)	Michael House
		HAWTHORNDEN BEACH - broke near the 1550m when being restrained off the back of BETTERTHANBABE but soon settled. Stewards opened and adjourned an investigation into this incident. Weakened final turn.
3	1	Miki's Moment	1	fr	997.50	4/4	2-32.0	2.40	2.40	P C Ferguson	Doug Gale
		MIKI'S MOMENT - shifted out early in the run home briefly hampering an outside runner but was corrected by Driver P Ferguson.
4	2	Miss Woodville	2	fr	630.00	5/5	2-32.4	4.90	4.90	A J Pyers	Allen Pyers
		MISS WOODVILLE - lay in near the 1750m when unable to hold the back of the leader which enabled FINAL CHANGE to shift down to fill that position. Commenced to over-race near the 1500m before being taken out to race outside the leader.
5	7	Miracle Memphis	7	fr	183.75	1/1	2-32.5	5.40	5.40	W J House (J)	Michael House
		MIRACLE MEMPHIS - paced roughly shortly after the start. Raced wide middle stages before crossing to the parked position near the 900m. Briefly hampered by an inside runner early in the home straight. When questioned regarding the performance Driver W House stated that he was satisfied with the run given the midrace effort to get handy in what was the gelding's second raceday start.
6	6	D K Louie	6	fr	183.75	7/6	2-33.8	12.50	12.50	C J Hackett (J)	Stephen Doody
7	3	Hawthornden Beach	3	fr	183.75	6/7	2-34.7	17.60	17.60	L Hibell (J)	Scott Dickson
		HAWTHORNDEN BEACH - broke near the 1550m when being restrained off the back of BETTERTHANBABE but soon settled. Stewards opened and adjourned an investigation into this incident. Weakened final turn. Stewards concluded the adjourned investigation into the breaking of HAWTHORNDEN BEACH near the 1550m with Junior Driver L Hibell (assisted by N Chilcott) being issued with a warning for the manner in which she drove on this occasion. In considering the matter Stewards were mindful of this runner's recent record and that the gelding's manners may have contributed to the incident.
Total Stakes:			$9,581.25

Dividends: $4.60. $1.80. $2.70. Quinella $5.90. Trifecta $55.80. First4 $311.80. TAB Double[races-6,7]:(5,5) $7.80. TAB Conc.:(5,4) $4.10. TAB Treble[races-5,6,7]:(6,5,5) $346.40. Quaddie[races-4,5,6,7]:(8,6,5,5) $2297.40.
Margins: 1 3/4 lengths, 3/4 length, 2 1/2 lengths
Times: Mile Rate: 2-01.9 Last 800m: 58.4 Last 400m: 29.0

Placed Horses:

1st

Final Change

2021 3 B g Bettor's Delight - Super Change

Arna Donnelly, Cambridge

Changes Syndicate

R G Carr,D G Kirkbride

2nd

Betterthanbabe

2020 4 B m Betterthancheddar - Its Official Babe

Michael House, Prebbleton

Mentally Stable Limited, C P Harrison, Mrs K Harrison

C P Harrison,Mrs K Harrison

3rd

Miki's Moment

2021 3 B g Always B Miki - Fleeting Moment

Doug Gale, Bulls

Merveber Ltd, K F Neville, Brennan 5 Syndicate, J J Jones, T L Rodewald, I R F McKelvie, B Kouvelis, S W King, Miss C A Gray

Merveber Ltd,K F Neville,P D McDermott

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Ann Sophie - Race 1

Avenger - Race 4

Bell Fire - Race 6

Benjamin Button - Race 2

Benson Dude - Race 1

Beta Prepare - Race 4

Betterthanbabe - Race 7

Bevron - Race 5

Blue Chip Lou - Race 3

Bugalugs - Race 3

Call Security - Race 1

Cheer Me On - Race 2

Commander Lincoln - Race 2

D K Louie - Race 7

Eagle Hanover - Race 5

Eddie Osei - Race 1

Enya Franco - Race 2

Executive Banner - Race 4

Final Change - Race 7

Frankie - Race 3

Fredastaire - Race 4

Ha'penny - Race 2

Hawthornden Beach - Race 7

Henrik Lundqvist - Race 5

Innocent Man - Race 2

Jaccka Baylis - Race 5

Jahi - Race 2

Jetasi - Race 6

Lincoln La Moose - Race 3

Lord Delmar - Race 4

Megyn Kelly - Race 3

Miki's Moment - Race 7

Million Dollar Chic - Race 1

Miracle Memphis - Race 7

Miss Woodville - Race 7

Mode - Race 5

Moenui Miss - Race 6

Mr Monty - Race 5

Narobi - Race 2

Onetangi Girl - Race 1

Onyx Shard - Race 1

Play The Ace - Race 2

Proviseur - Race 2

Quercus Rubra - Race 5

Scoots - Race 5

Stealers Wheel - Race 4

Sweet Olivia - Race 5

Tasi Ahnau - Race 4

Terrormylove - Race 6

The Beach House - Race 3

The Elite Athlete - Race 3

The Next Best Thing - Race 4

Tres Bonne Fille - Race 6

Uncle Drew - Race 1

Whitebait Delight - Race 6

Whitebait Marg - Race 3

Manawatu Harness Racing Club Inc

Meeting: Manawatu Second February Two Day Meeting (Night 1) at Manawatu Raceway, Palmerston North

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MICHAEL HAY STABLES MOBILE PACE

$9300, R35 TO R38, 2000m

Placed Horses:

JOHN GOMMANS STABLES MOBILE PACE

$9765, R38 TO R40, R41 WITH COND., 2000m

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Placed Horses:

STEPHEN DOODY STABLES MOBILE PACE

$10,695, R41 TO R44, WITH COND., 2000m

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CHATHAM ISLANDERS MOBILE PACE

$12,319, R46 TO R52, 2000m

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Placed Horses:

BASE SOLUTIONS HANDICAP TROT

$10,423, DISCRETIONARY, 2500m

Placed Horses:

JAY ABERNETHY STABLES MOBILE PACE

$9398, NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER, 2000m

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THANK YOU JOHN DENTON MOBILE PACE

$9581, NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER, 2000m

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