Trainer Tyler Raymer and driver Jimmy Marohn Jr. made a clean sweep of the opening legs of the William Auto Trot on Saturday night at Tioga Downs
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In the first division, Hoboken Sonny went right down the road through fractions of :29, :57.4 and 1:26.4 before opening up on the field and drawing clear to win by opening lengths in 1:55.4. Westside Lindy (Howard Parker) got up for second, while The Count (Greg Grismore) was third.
It was the third win in five seasonal starts for the four-year-old son of S Js Photo-Yankee Minuet, who is owned by Harbor Racing Stable of Houston, Texas.
The second division look almost identical as the first division as Marohn wasted no time getting P L Conjure to the front and was never pressured through fractions of :27.3, :57.2 and 1:25.3 before trotting away from the field to a new seasonal best of 1:54.3.
It was the fourth win of the year in 12 starts for the five-year-old son of Kadabra-Avie Hanover for the ownership group of Raymer, Helane and Harold Solomon, and Stephen Moss. Polar Rail (Ed Hensley) got up in the final strides despite a tough first over trip, while The Kentuckian (Greg Merton) got third.
Jimmy Marohn Jr. posted a driving grand slam on the night’s 12-race card and jumped to the top of the Tioga Downs’ driver standings, while Fern Paquet Jr. and Greg Merton each scored doubles.
(Tioga Downs)