Although three days of continued and intensified through much of the final program of April at Pompano Park, the show went on thanks to the South Florida venue's horsepeople and track surface crew
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In the featured $8,500 Isle Mile 1 Mares Open Pace, Nillabomb got a prudent steer from Dan Clements just behind battling leaders Looney Dune and Angela. Turning into the stretch, Nillabomb found the clear road she needed out widest of all to brush home through a blowing rain and drizzle to stop the clock in 1:54.2. Looney Dune gamely persisted for second and Shes A Pegase weaved through stretch for third.
It was the milestone 40th career win for Florida fan favourite Nillabomb, thanks to her distinctive roan color and commonplace game efforts. Eric Beach has trained the seven-year-old daughter of Admirals Galley-Be A Little Lady to career earnings of more than $428,000 from her humble beginnings on the Michigan Fair Circuit. Ownership is held by Trifecta 246 LLC of Boca Raton, FL.
Diaz, Ruiz Team Up For Race Bike Feature
Do this era's top drivers place much importance on acquiring new race bikes when they come to market? And, can they suffer a case of 'sticker shock' when sizing up the price tag of a new sulky?
Gigi Diaz, the trackside reporter and host for live harness racing at Pompano Park went to the backstretch to find out. She found opposing viewpoints from Hall of Famer Wally Hennessey and Joe Pavia, Jr. in the following video:
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