The old adage of when you're hot, you're hot could easily apply to driver John Calabrese after he scored his second consecutive driving victory in the $9,000 American Harness Drivers Club series trot on Saturday (Nov. 21) at Freehold Raceway.

Unlike last week when Calabrese used a pocket trip to score a 1:59.3 victory with Shoemaker Hanover, he put Ooh Rah on the engine this time around and used the front-end route for a solid 1:58.1 triumph.

Having great credentials and starting from the three-hole, Ooh Rah took all the money when the punters sent the trotter away at odds-of 1-5...and none of his backers was disappointed.

When the starter released the field Calabrese sent Ooh Rah immediately to the lead from the three-hole and they had command when the quarter mile timer flashed :28.4. From there it was little more than a buggy ride for Calabrese as Ooh Rah passed the halfway point in :58.2 and they had no challenges up the backside and past the three quarters in 1:28.1. In the lane Ooh Rah was on cruise control all the way to the wire and scored an easy 1-1/2 length triumph over 53-1 shot Can Do, who was driven by Joe Lee. Third place went to 13-year-old Wygant Prince, driven by Paul Minore.

Ooh Rah is owned by Kathleen La Montagne and Donald La Montagne and trained by Kathleen La Montagne. He returned a paltry $2.40 for win.

(AHDC)