Winning races is nothing new to Billy ‘Zeke’ Parker Jr. He’s won plenty — 11,044 at last count — and what helped him add to his totals were the five winners he drove Thursday, September 19 at Monticello Raceway.
Parker didn’t start his assault until the third race, when he scored with Charismatic ($7.70) in 1:58.2. He came right back in the next race and won with RJs Striker ($12.20) in 2:01.1.
Victory No. 3 was with Batu Khan, ($6.00) in 2:01.3. He then won with Allamerican Master ($12.60) in 1:56.1 and capped the day off with a 1:59.2 trotting victory with Hardrock Kid ($3.50).
“I f I didn’t get caught in behind a breaking horse at the top of the stretch in the first race I might have had six winners,” Parker said.
Overall on the Thursday card, Parker had five wins and three second-place finishes. His 166 wins at Monticello trails Bruce Aldrich Jr. and Jimmy Marohn Jr. on the local leaderboard.
(With files from Monticello)