Hall of Fame driver Wally Hennessey put on a hall of fame performance at Pompano Park on Wednesday night (May 16), as he won six of his seven driving assignments.
In pushing his Pompano Park seasonal total to an astounding 219 wins, Hennessey improved on his already-lofty .405 UDR while increasing his winning percentage to over 26 per cent.
He captured the opener with Northern Dali ($3.40); finished third in the second race; and, after sitting out Race 3, captured the remaining five races on the eight-dash program. He won with Just Like Lloyd ($5.20), Metro Glide ($3.60), Vodkancaviar ($6.80), Pink Gardenias ($3.60) and William Star ($3.20).
Hennessey now has won 9,696 races during his Hall of Fame career.
Reflecting on the night, a humble Hennessey said, "It's OK to give me credit for getting them home, but, when you get catch-drives like this, it's very important to give credit to the trainers and caretakers of these horse getting them ready to go to the gate and perform at their best.
"You never know how they'll be going to the gate, so, tonight, besides Gas (Gaston Lareau) and Jamie (Daley), both (Tom) Bigler (James) Quinn had their horses ready to race tonight. So, they and their caretakers are really the ones what deserve the credit."
Pompano racing will continue on Sunday night with post time set for 7:20 p.m. The Super Hi-5 Finale has a carryover of $12,232.
(With files from Pompano Park)