Sunday, May 12, 2013

Aruba Vacation captures Saturday night Open trot



Tioga Downs' hometown horse, Aruba Vacation and Fern Paquet Jr. captured Saturday night's $16,000 Open trot.

Local favorite Aruba Vacation captures Saturday's Open Trot
Leaving from post position number three in a field of seven, Paquet put Aruba Vacation on the engine through early fractions of 27.2 and 57.1. Down the backside, Aaron Byron sent Sand Wyndham first up from third to challenge the leader through a third quarter of 28.2 reaching three quarters in 1:25.3. Around the final turn Aruba Vacation had rebuffed all challengers and opened up to win by two lengths for his fourth win of the season in 1:56.

Guy Howard trains the 6-year-old homebred son of Dream Vacation – Dixie Hit who with the win increased his career bankroll to more than $468,000.

Don't Know Chip (Jim Marohn Jr.) closed late to finish second, while pocket sitting Cowgirl Hall (Gates Brunet) hung on for third. Fern Paquet Jr. posted a four bagger on the night's 12-race card winning with Aruba Vacation, Grey Ice, Herecomesthechief, and Mystical Con.

Tioga Downs continues live racing action on Sunday, May 12th with a post time of 1:30pm, for more information on Tioga Downs please visit us online at www.tiogadowns.com.

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