All Munkey Business and John Plutino captured Saturday night’s $10,000 featured condition trot at Tioga Downs. Plutino got All Munkey Business away in the pocket as Prairie Big John (Jim Marohn Jr.) put up fractions of 28.3, 56.3, and 1:24.4. Around the final turn, Prairie Big John began to come back to the field and All Munkey Business was in perfect striking position. Down the stretch Plutino moved All Munkey Business to the outside and went right by the leader to open up and win by a length and a quarter in 1:55.1. It was the second win of the year for the 5-year old daughter of Dream Vacation – Eagle Lane for the Funky Munky Stable LLC of New York, New York and trainer Jean Drolet. Prairie Big John held tough to finish second, while Stars And Glides (Bruce Clarke) was third.
Tioga Downs continues live racing action on Sunday, August 11th with a post time of 1:30pm featuring the Empire Breeder’s Classic Finals. Vegas Vacation and Sunfire Blue Chip will renew their rivalry as both won their eliminations last week with ease. Vegas Vacation (Brian Sears) captured his elimination in 1:49.2 for trainer Casie Coleman, while Sunfire Blue Chip (Yannick Gingras) captured his in 1:50.2 for trainer Jimmy Takter. The field as listed below for the Empire Breeder’s Classic Finals:
Race 6:
$250,750 EBC Final 3-year old filly pace
# HORSE DRIVER TRAINER
1 Road Bet
2 Cult Status
3 Social Scene George Brennan Casie Coleman
4 Ballineen
5 Shebestingin
6 Park N Orchard Brian Sears George Zitone
7 Bettor Think Twice Cat Manzi
8 JK Black Beauty John Campbell Linda Toscano
9 Give Me An Amen Randall Waples Linda Toscano
Race 9:
$257,250 EBC Final 3-year old colt pace
# PP HORSE
1 3 Sunfire Blue Chip
1A 5 Source Of Pride
2 1 Bet The Moon
3 2 Doctor Butch
4 4 Vegas Vacation Brian Sears Casie Coleman
5 6 Odds On Equuleus
6 7 Captive Audience
7 8 Sir Cary’s Z Tam Pat Lachance Pat Lachance
8 9 Olde Time Hockey Jason Bartlett Tom Fanning
by Dustin Ross
