The Harness Pony Racing season has resumed at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street, and the first race of the night set a thrilling tone for the evening.
Candyce Martins, driving Smart Machine, won Heat One of the 1:04/0 & Faster Time Bar Class in a blistering time of 1:01&3. Martins' impressive performance came within a fraction of a second of the track record of 1:01&1.
Robert Lopes, driving War Machine, finished second in 1:02&4, while Andrea Westerfield and Special Gold took third place with a time of 1:03 flat. The near record-breaking time from Martins promises an exciting season ahead for harness pony racing enthusiasts.
HEAT 1
1:04/0 & FASTER
1:01&3 Candyce Martins & Smart Machine 1:02&4 Robert Lopes & War Machine 1:03&0 Andrea Westerfield & Special Gold
HEAT 2
1:05/2-1:06/2
1:06&1 Tahzii Flood & Inwood’s Realist 1:06&3 DJ Burchall & Kool the Fire 1:07&0 Darico Clarke & Touch of Red
HEAT 3
1:04/1-1:05/1
1:05&2 Jashaun Young & Holy Grail 1:05&4 Robert Lopes & ItsAllAboutMe 1:08&3 Tahzii Flood & HuntinForGold
HEAT 4
1:04/0 & FASTER
1:02&3 Kirista Rabain & Red October 1:03&3 Teshi Zuill & SomeGoldSomeWhere 1:04&1 Maurice Raynor & Rockeyed Optimist
HEAT 5
1:04/0 & FASTER
1:02&0 Robert Lopes & War Machine 1:02&4 Candyce Martins & Smart Machine 1:02&4 Andrea Westerfield & Special Gold
HEAT 6
1:05/2-1:06/2
1:06&0 Darico Clarke & Touch of Red 1:06&2 DJ Burchall & Kool the Fire 1:07&0 Tahzii Flood & Inwood’s Realist
HEAT 7
1:04/1-1:05/1
1:04&2 Robert Lopes & ItsAllAboutMe 1:05&3 Jashaun Young & Holy Grail 1:07&3 Tahzii Flood & HuntinForGold
HEAT 8
1:04/0 & FASTER
1:03&1 Maurice Raynor & Rockeyed Optimist 1:03&3 Kirista Rabain & Red October 1:04&1 Teshi Zuill & SomeGoldSomeWhere
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