Off three months after a driving accident, Jim Marohn Jr. made his way back to the winner's circle during the card of harness racing at Freehold Raceway on Friday, Feb. 23.
Marohn made his 2024 debut at Freehold after being sidelined since November due to an injury from a driving accident. Last weekend, he drove in four qualifiers and he made his first pari-mutuel starts of 2024 at Yonkers on Thursday, Feb. 22 where he had two starts and finished fifth and seventh. He certainly put an exclamation mark on his comeback as he won three out of the five races he started in on Friday at Freehold. He picked up a second-place finish and a fifth in his other starts.
The exciting race card was called by a new voice at Freehold. Larry Fox, a long-time harness racing owner and fan, called his first full pari-mutuel card as he filled in for regular race-caller Edison Hatter. Fox has been gaining announcing experience by calling the qualifiers at The Meadowlands but got his first chance to announce a betting card on Friday.
Racing resumes tomorrow (Feb. 24) at Freehold with 12 races, and a first race post time of 12:30 p.m.
(With files from Freehold Raceway)