On May 17, Billy 'Zeke' Parker, Jr. scored his 10,000th driving victory which put in a very select class of only nine drivers who have reined 10,000 or more winners in their careers. But for the soon to be 57-year-old driver, he hasn’t lost a thing.
Since May 17, Parker has added another 122 wins to his total, five of which came yesterday at Monticello Raceway.
Currently second on the local leaderboard with 216 triumphs, he still trails the red-hot Bruce Aldrich, Jr. by 70 victories. But Aldrich knows he needs to keep the pedal to the metal because Parker, who has won 14 Monticello driving titles, can be a very formidable foe.
On Tuesday, Parker didn’t get on track until the fourth race and then proceeded to win three in a row. He won the fourth with Hes Awfully Good in 1:59:1 and then scored a 1:57:1 victory with Barchetta N. He also triumphed in the fifth when he guided Flanagan Storm to a 1:56 victory.
Parker's fourth win on the afternoon came in Race 8 when Parker and Million Dollar Baby rambled to a 1:58 victory. His final victory on the card came in Race 9 when he drove Mick Jag N to a 1:57:4 score.
Never much on words, Parker always seems to let his actions tell the story. However, he did manage: “I had some live ones today and it always makes things easier when horses are in where they belong.”
(Monticello)