Yogi Sheridan sat a pocket trip and capitalized on the circumstances to win behind Lionhead in the $12,162 American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday, March 2.
Leaving from post five, Sheridan lunged for the lead with Lionhead and cleared pylon-starter Train (Paul Minore) to a :30 first quarter. Grafenberg (Joe Faraldo), sitting in third, soon came off the pegs and swung towards the lead moving for the half, timed in 1:01.3. Grafenberg led the field up the backside with Lionhead on his helmet and the rest of the field chasing in behind.
Past three-quarters in 1:30.4, Grafenberg remained strong on the lead until jumping stride through the final turn, leaving Lionhead to inherit the lead spinning for home. And once in front, Lionhead sprung forward to a 2-1/4-length win in 2:01.1 over second-place finisher Grafenberg, who was placed seventh for a lapped-on break. Hammer Creek (John Calabrese) moved to the runner-up spot with Warrawee Preferred (Joe Lee) taking third and Winneress (Anthony Verruso) fourth.
Terry Morgan owns and trains Lionhead, an eight-year-old gelding by Uncle Peter. He paid $4 to win.
AHDC action resumes next Saturday, March 9 at Freehold Raceway. First-race post time is 12:30 p.m. (EST).
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