Lying In Cash and driver Jason Merriman came from off the pace in the Saturday night (June 24) featured Open Handicap Pace at Northville Downs to win by a half-length in a blanket finish in 1:54.1.
Stars Align A (Kim Pluta), Gabe The Babe (Drew Neill) and Youmakemyheartsing (Art McIlmurray) left hard for the early lead to a quarter in :26.4. Stars Align A settled on top but was immediately pressured by Oh K Man (Marc St. Louis Jr.), who took over to three-quarters in 1:25.1, as Gabe The Babe readied to slide up the passing lane turning for home. Lying In Cash, who was ninth at the quarter pole, went wide for the drive and blazed by them all to win over Gabe The Babe, who settled for second, and Oh K Man was third.
Lying In Cash is bred, owned and trained in Michigan by Techia Lohmann. The win was number 33 and it pushed his lifetime earnings to $219,096.
Merriman and Kody Massey both had driving triples while Justin Irvine and Lindsay Moen had driving doubles on the night. Al Tomlinson had a training double.
Racing at Northville resumes Friday, June 30 at 7 p.m. (EDT). Friday night is dollar night featuring $1 live programs, $1 pop and popcorn, $2 hot dogs and beer and hamburger and cheeseburger specials.
(Northville Downs)