Churchview Meow IR scores career best

Churchview Meow IR (Chris Long) captures the $5,500 featured fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Thursday (July 30).

Churchview Meow IR ($4.80) went straight to the lead and led to the quarter in :27.4.  She used a :29.1 second quarter to be first to the half in :57.0.  She glided to three quarters in 1:25.0.

As they entered mid-stretch second place finisher The Hunt Is On (Jacquavyian Carter) came flying late but ran out of real estate as Churchview Meow IR held on and won in a lifetime best of 1:54.2.  Dizzy Lizzy (Ron Harp) finished third.

Churchview Meow IR is a 4-year-old mare by Foreclosure N.  She is owned by Peter Gentile Jr. and trained by Joe Sansone.  It was her sixth win of the season and her 15th career victory.

Jacquavyian Carter finished the night with a natural driving hat trick.  Leon Bailey had a driving double.  Wayne Bouck had a training double.

Vernon Downs returns to live racing on Friday (July 31) with a post time of 5:05 p.m.

For more information go to www.vernondowns.com.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by John Horne, for Vernon Downs