Freehold Raceway hosted two more legs of the NJSDF and one final over the weekend.
The $7,500 second leg for two-year-old colt trotters took place on Friday (Sept. 14), while Saturday (Sept. 15) saw the second leg for two-year-old pacing colts and the NJSDF final for two-year-old pacing fillies contested.
The second leg for the two-year-old trotting colts was won by Bordogna for Julie Miller. Bordogna defeated his competition in 2:01.1 from Post 4. The Trixton colt earned his sixth lifetime win and increased his earnings to $11,375 for owners Rick Huffman, Caroll Huffman, Larry Mather and Alan Eden. Apocalypse came in second and Holiday Hangover finished third.
On Saturday, Freehold held the seventh annual Open Space Pace with the featured $50,000 NJSDF final for two-year-old filly pacers. Odds-on favourite Surreality left from the two hole to take the lead and never looked back, as she went on to stop the clock in 1:56.2. The Mark Harder trainee finished her New Jersey series off with a win and a second in the two legs and a big win in the final. She notched win No. 5 and lifetime earnings of $64,625 for owners Joseph Jannuzzelli, Mark Harder and Dawn Colucci. Hurrikane Lori Ann finished second and Surrealism third.
Later in the card, another odds-on favourite, Trente Deo, won the second leg of the NJSDF for two-year-old colt pacers. The Michael Hall trainee nosed out Mark Witha K to stop the clock in 1:58. The Captaintreacherous colt earned his second lifetime win and raised his bankroll to $34,316 for owners Michael Hall, David Hamm, and CTC Stable. Downtown Cruiser finished off the trifecta.
Live racing will resume Friday, September 21 with a post time of 12:30 p.m.
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