A talented pair of invaders has each been installed as the 5-2 morning line favourite in the two divisions of the eliminations for the $30,000 New Hampshire Sweepstakes at Rockingham Park on Saturday
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Cactus Creek comes in from Tioga Downs in the first of the two eliminations that each carries a purse of $12,500 and Town Attack ships in from Chester Downs to take on the full field of pacers vying to make it to the Final here one week later on June 20th. Cactus Creek, trained by Jamie Gerard, is a six-year-old gelded son of Artsplace who will be driven by Chris Long. Town Attack, another six-year-old gelding with plenty of experience, will be partnered with Vincent Ginsburg and is trained by Peter Fusco.
Saturday's card of 10 live races is competitive throughout and the featured event on the undercard will draw plenty of interest. After winning the first leg of the Mountain Skipper series for pacers with Gray Bomber on June 6th, John Nason returns in the second leg and the four-year-old son of Cambest will go postward as the 9-2 third choice in the field of 10 horses aged three and four. Nason's father, Arthur Nason, owned Mountain Skipper when the horse dominated in his day and Nason's son, Steven, will bring Gray Bomber to the paddock.
With three generations of the Nason family involved in the Mountain Skipper series, Gray Bomber is sure to garner some sentimental attention at the windows and out on the racetrack.
(Rockingham Park)