Recent News and Marcus Miller followed live cover to the
winner's circle in the $16,000 open pace on Sunday night at Tioga Downs.
Leaving from post position number four in a field of seven, Recent News settled
in fifth as Sheer Brilliance (Corey Braden) took the field to the opening quarter
in 27. As the field passed the half mile mark in 55.4, Mike Simons sent Western
Trademark first over from third with Marcus Miller and Recent News quickly
grabbing his cover. Down the backside, Sheer Brilliance and Western Trademark
battled through three quarters in 1:23.4.
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| Recent News edges Western Trademark in Sunday feature |
As the field made their way into the stretch, Simons had put
away Sheer Brilliance but his biggest threat was looming off of his shoulder.
Miller tipped Recent News three high and sprinted by the leader to win by a
half a length in 1:52.2.
The win was the fourth in 17 seasonal outings
for the 5-year-old son of Riverboat King – Memorabilia for the ownership group
of Curran Racing and Adam Micael and trainer Heidi Rohr. Western Trademark
(Mike Simons) hung tough for second, while Sheer Brilliance (Corey Braden) was
third.
Corey Braden and Brandon Simpson each posted driving doubles
on the night's 10-race card.
Tioga Downs continues live racing action on Monday, May 27th
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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