B/L Racing Stable and Michelle Lovell’s Canon Man
set the pace in Monday’s featured $53,000 allowance optional claiming
sprint over the Stall-Wilson turf course at Fair Grounds, lost the
advantage
briefly at the furlong marker but came again to be best by a head at
the wire.
Trained by
Michelle Lovell and ridden by Kerwin Clark,
Canon Man accomplished the about 5 1/2-furlongs over the grass rated
“good” in 1:05 flat after establishing early fractions
of 22.79 and 46.97, increased his career earnings to $150,900 with his
fifth win in 10 lifetime starts and returned mutuels of $18.40, $10 and
$5.60.
Brent Gasaway and Ian Yarnot’s
Future Covenant pressed
the pace of the winner, took command briefly at the furlong grounds,
could not sustain that bid while easily second best, finishing four
lengths to the good of Avalon Farms’
Barracuda Bay.
Future Covenant paid $7.20 and $5.20 in the runner-up spot, while
Barracuda
Bay returned $10.60 to show.
Racing resumes Friday at Fair Grounds with the fourth and final
Starlight Racing program of the 2010-2011 season, featuring nine races and a special late first race post time of 5 p.m.