Eugene Landy’s Lets Foal Around earned his second win in as many starts for trainer-driver Harry Landy, pushing to the fore in the last 70 yards of Saturday evening’s $9,100 top-level Miracle Mile pacing event at Vernon Downs.
The five-year-old Admirals Galley gelding tracked a hot early pace, ceding early command to odds-on favourite Major War (Truman Gale) through a blistering :25.2 first quarter while All Stienam (John MacDonald) tracked from the pocket. Lets Foal Around enjoyed a clear stalking journey through middle splits of :55 and 1:22.3 before edging off the pegs on approach to the top of the stretch. Lets Foal Around made steady gains the length of the stretch under strong encouragement, sustaining his progress while carried three-wide by pocket rival All Stienam en route to a 1:50.2 score. In the end, Lets Foal Around ($17.80) earned his 16th career win by a length over All Stienam, while Major War was a worn-down third.
Live racing returns to the Miracle Mile on Thursday (September 15) evening, with the first of nine races due off at 6:45 p.m.
(Vernon Downs)