Harness driver Bruce Ranger has dominated the driving colony at the Isle Pompano Park for nearly 10 years, but this season the veteran trainer-driver has had to take a back seat to the up and coming Anthony Napolitano.
On Wednesday night at Pompano Park it was all Napolitano, who won four of the first six races on the program. And who won the other two races, why Bruce Ranger of course.
Napolitano, 27, has emerged as a driving force to be reckoned with since returning from Pocono Downs this past summer. The Coconut Creek resident now has 150 wins this meet to Ranger’s 142 victories.
Napolitano started off winning the first-race pace with Sport N Splendor ($8.00) in 1:53.1; the third-race pace with Hes So Coole ($8.60) in 1:57.1; the fifth-race trot aboard Kya Maria ($6.00) in 1:59.1, and then the sixth-race pace with Front Page Start ($4.00) in 1:55. It was the fourth straight victory for Front Page Star.
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