Iaintnomomaluke, driven by Wally Hennessey, bravely fought off the late surge of Barbies Korvette, driven by Ed Hensley, to take top honours in the $15,000 final of the Interloper Late Closing Trotting Series at Pompano Park on Sunday night.

Amen Amen finished third for Peter Wrenn while Wishiniwasfishin finished fourth. Skyway Glider finished fifth in the field of nine.

Iaintnomomaluke, a seven-year-old gelded son of Dream Vacation, hot property off claims the last two weeks, gave his new owners, Beauty In The Bridle Stable, immediate returns on their investment, as he held on for a photo-finish victory measuring a neck in 1:56.4 for his second victory of the year in three starts, good for $11,850. He's banked $119,284 lifetime.

When the gate opened, Iaintnomomaluke got into a war with Wishiniwasfishin, which he won, taking command just short of the :27.4 opener. A second quarter breather of 30 seconds seemed to help the cause with no serious threats developing until just past the third station, timed in 1:27.1.

In the lane, Barbies Korvette, away seventh early, was on a ‘double-bubble binge’ and third at the top of the lane and gnawing in on the leader. But ‘Momaluke’ was determined late and held on for the score.

In a post-race interview, driver Wally Hennessey said, "I had driven this horse before for Marc (trainer Aubin) and Irwin (trainer Lubar) and he seemed to like being in the hunt from the get-go, so I sent him and he was good despite the cool temperatures tonight."

Trained by Jake ‘222’ Huff, Iaintnomomaluke was sent off as the 3-2 public choice and returned $5.00 to his faithful followers.

Once again, Pompano Park's Super Hi-5 wager produced multiple winners – each receiving over $303 for a 20-cent investment – sending the carryover for Monday night's programs close to $70,000.

First-race post time for Monday remains at 7:30 p.m.

(Pompano Park)