Seducedbychocolate, Manofmanymissions and Winning Mister all produced track record performances during Friday night’s 12-race program at Vernon Downs
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Seducedbychocolate’s 1:56.4 record for two-year-old filly trotters came in the $134,000 final of the Kindergarten Classic Series, Manofmanymissions rewrote the colt mark for freshman high-steppers with his 1:55.2 triumph in the $162,500 KCS male clash, while Winning Mister authored a 1:54 standard for four-year-old trotting horses with his win in the week’s Miracle Mile-1 contest.
Seducedbychocolate ($14.40) took charge of the ninth race after the opening quarter and trotted on to a two-length tally over Sacred Saint. David Miller drove for trainer Jonas Czernyson as the bay daughter of Chocolatier-Seducer Hall turned in a career-best mile, improved her summary line to 3-3-2 after nine trips to the track and her earnings to nearly $100,000 for the Maximum Force Inc. It was her second local series score.
Manofmanymissions ($2.70) also lowered his personal speed badge and secured his second series win in Friday’s 10th test. The bay son of Yankee Glide-Armbro Vanquish trotted on or near the lead throughout, winning by five lengths over Whit. Andy Miller did the teaming for trainer Erv Miller. John Carver, M Biasuzzi Stable and Mystical Marker Farms own the winner of $86,750.
Former Downs driving champion Brian Sears did the steering for veteran Vernon trainer Ray Van Dreason as Winning Mister ($4.50) turned a pocket trip into a head victory over Airzoom Lindy in Friday’s top Miracle Mile trotting match-up. The time trimmed three-fifths of a second off his record and one tick of the timer off the previous mark for his age, sex and gait, set by Airzoom Lindy back on July 23. Robert J. Key owns the homebred black son of Angus Hall-Winning Missbrenda, who has earned nearly $385,000 during his productive career.
Divisions of Friday’s $53,100 New York-bred late-closer for three-year-old filly trotters were won by Platinumatic (1:55.4) for the Purple Haze Stables, South Jersey Honey (1:56) for owner/trainer/driver Steve Reisenweaverk, Jetties (1:56.1) for owner Roy Dobbins and L Dees Maggie (1:56.3) for owners Lawrence Dumain and Carlo Lattinelli.
Celebrity Obsesion’s 1:57.4 performance in Friday’s $10,000 KCS consolation contest for frosh fillies on the diagonal gait was just four-fifths of a second off the then track standard for her class, while Highscore Kemp’s 1:53.4 tally in race 11 (Miracle Mile-2) missed the track mark for four-year-old trotting mares by just four-fifths of a second.
Tim Tetrick turned in a driving triple for the third time at the meet, while Sears, Howard Okusko, Jr. and trainer Jessica Okusko were each credited with two wins during the track’s 68th program.
(Vernon Downs)