“I had a few good horses that were in the right spots,” is how Jimmy Marohn Jr. explained his five-bagger Tuesday afternoon over a muddy surface at Monticello Raceway.
“I once had six wins on one card but being covered with mud from head to toe like I am right now I can’t remember where and when,” added Marohn.
Marohn started the wet afternoon winning both ends of the Daily Double. He scored with Brenna Gill’s Tylers Great ($8.00) in 1:59.3 in the first race and came right back to cop the second with Perfect Raider ($3.90) in a time of 1:59.1. It was the pacer’s 14th seasonal triumph. He, too, is owned by Mrs. Danny Gill.
Win number three for the diminutive reinsman came behind Stanley Noga’s Bullville Kyle ($7.50) when he reined the pacer to victory in 1:58 in race number five.
After a steady downpour Marohn then won the seventh race with trotter, Mac Atack Mac ($3.80) in 2:05 for owners Pine Forest Standardbreds which gave trainer Danny Gill a hat trick.
Marohn’s final triumph of the afternoon came in the very next race when he guided classy ole Noble’s Grand Slam to the pacer’s 40th career victory in a time of 1:57.3 ($3.70) for owner Larry Kittenplan.
Trailing the driving leaders by over 300 starts here this season still Marohn, a former Mighty M driving champ, is currently third best on the local leaderboard with 168 winners. All told, Marohn now has 294 winners this season.
(Monticello Raceway)