In a meet that he has dominated since the start of the summer, leading driver Casey Leonard had a big night on Sunday night (Aug. 26) at Hawthorne Racecourse.
Entering the evening with a lead in the driver standings of nearly 100 victories, Leonard opened the night winning with Shooting Cool (1:54.4) for trainer William Crone in Race 1. He capped off the double as he guided home Girls Girls Girls (1:54.) in Race 2 for Rick Schulze. Race 3 saw Leonard right back in the winner’s circle, as The Bucket (1:56.2) held on for trainer Terry Leonard.
In Race 4, Leonard would finish third with the late-closing Triple Lane Melody. After having missed the board in Race 5 with Fox Valley B Gump, Leonard was right back on top as he guided Big Garcia Vega (2:00.0) to the score for Roshun Trigg in Race 6. Race 7 saw Leonard control the pace with Finleys Filly (1:55.3) for trainer Terry Leonard.
After having missed the board in Race 8 with Wishin Iwas Rich, Leonard was right back into the winner’s circle, as he drove Fox Valley Torrid to the victory in Race 9. After a costly break from Fox Valley Mojito in Race 10, Ideals Nicole finished fifth in the finale.
Hawthorne Race Course, Chicago’s Hometown Track, continues the summer harness season through September 24.
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