Hennessey Sweeps Features; Wins Six
Driver Wally Hennessey continued his domination at Tioga Downs with six more winners on the Sunday (June 20) card. He combined with trainer Mike Deters to take the co-features with Rebellious and Burn Notice.
Rebellious breezed to an easy win in the $10,000 Open Pace.
Rebellious ($5.80) jolted to the lead, but American Zest A soon went by and led to the first quarter in :26.4. Rebellious took the lead back with a lap to go and led to the half in :55.3. Kerford Road A made the first challenge as Rebellious hit three-quarters first in 1:23.3.
As they made the turn for home, Rebellious shook lose and cruised to an easy win in 1:50.3. American Zest A was second best with Kerford Road A settling for third.
Rebellious is a seven-year-old gelding by Mach Three. He is owned by Joel Warner as well Deters. It was his seventh win in 2021 and his 48th victory.
Burn Notice captured $10,000 Open Trot.
Burn Notice ($8.70) went right to the front and led to the first quarter in :28. He used a :29.2 second quarter to hit the half first in :57.2. Lightfootedlegend made his move first-up and challenged all the way down the backstretch. Burn Notice continued to lead as they hit three-quarters in 1:25.1.
As they headed for the stretch Burn Notice turned away Lightfootedlegend and put it in another gear to win in 1:53.3. My Lindy Winner put in a late bid but had to settle for second. Lightfootedlegend was third best.
Burn Notice is a six-year-old gelding by Cayenne Turbo. He is owned by WHR Trust. It was his sixth win this season and his 19th victory overall.
Hennessey got his other wins with McWicked One ($4.40), Hard Rock Hulk ($4.90), Golden Kronos ($5.20), and Batting Stats ($12.40).
Tioga Downs returns to live racing on Saturday (June 26) starting at 6:15 p.m. (EDT).
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