Drive train (Shadow play) recovered from a sixth place in his season debut with a surprising victory in the Trab race in the Preferred Pace, which was endowed with $ 36,000 on Saturday (January 25th) in Woodbine Mohawk Park.
He left four opponents from the railing when they raced into the first curve and took fifth place in the first half with time intervals from: 28 and 56.3. When the field on the back straight, he briefly interrupted the step, but took up his pace again and settled behind Fox Valley (Trevor Henry) when he approached the last curve.
Powertrain moved in 1: 25.3 from the second to three quarters and changed at the end of the route. From the outside, he prevailed against the leaders and fought his way through on the last sixteenth mile to prevail in 1: 54.2.
The attacking Pacino Hanover (Travis Cullen) narrowly missed second place. No Control (Tyler Borth) finished third.
Drive train repetition
For trainer Nick Gallucci and owner/breeder Millar Farms, Powertrain is now 14 to 53 years elderly. The constant gelding hit the field in six of his last seven starts, including a narrow preferred defeat with two setbacks. The seven -year -old earned $ 420,945.
Driver Doug McNair was enthusiastic about the card and won six out of eleven sprints. He scored with his first four trips in races one, three, four and five, then took seventh place and the final. The excellent evening increased the number of Reinsmans to 21 wins in 93 starts this year, which corresponds to a hit rate of 22.6 percent.
The race continues on Monday, January 27, at 6:30 p.m. EST in Woodbine Mohawk Park.
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from Nicholas BarnsdaleFor Harnesslink
