Feel The Heat has been named the 7-5 morning line favourite for Thursday’s (November 6) $15,000 Halloween Series final at Northfield Park.
The final has been carded as Race 10 on the 15-dash program. The card will get underway with a 6 p.m. first-race post time.
Feel The Heat is a gelded sophomore pacer owned by Perkins Racing Stable, LLC of Hilliard, Ohio. Virgil Morgan Jr. is his trainer and has given the driving assignment to Ronnie Wrenn Jr. Feel The Heat has won five times in 18 starts this year, earning nearly $100,000, which has bolstered his career bankroll to $133,082. He has a 1:52.4 mark which was taken at the Delaware County Fairgrounds when he won the $29,617 Ohio Breeders Championship in September.
Feel The Heat will start from Post 5. Among his eight competitors, Feel The Heat’s main rivals appear to be Hanky L and Billy The Colt. They both enter this final fresh off of victories.
Hanky L has been pegged as the 3-1 second choice on the morning line and will start from the rail for trainer Herb Le Van and driver Ryan Stahl. He has raced in two legs of this series, winning both. He has a mark of 1:53 and earnings of $93,102.
Billy The Colt is the 6-1 third early choice for trainer Ryan Shaffer and driver Jason Merriman. He has won two of his last three starts. He appears to be a late bloomer and has raced very well since coming to Northfield in September. He has earnings of $19,345 and a mark of 1:55.2.
The $15,000 Halloween Series final field appears below.
(Post – Horse – Driver – Morning Line Odds)
1 – Hanky L – Ryan Stahl – 3-1
2 – Oil Slicker – Tyler St. Louis – 20-1
3 – Billy The Colt – Jason Merriman – 6-1
4 – Clayton Morris – Robin Miller – 8-1
5 – Feel The Heat – Ronnie Wrenn Jr. – 7-5
6 – Luckey Rei – Kurt Sugg – 12-1
7 – Ubetterubetterubet – Aaron Merriman – 10-1
8 – Jollyroger Hanover – Jason Thompson – 25-1
9 – Igottaguyforthat – Keith Kash Jr. – 15-1
(Northfield Park)