Unusual Clarity strikes for 45th career win

Unusual Clarity (Ron Harp) captures the $5,500 featured harness racing fillies & mares’ pace at Vernon Downs on Thursday (August 27).

Girl Nellie (Joe Nassimos) grabbed the lead and led to the opening quarter in :27.1.  She used a :29.2 second quarter to be first to the half in :56.3.  The Hunt Is On (Frank Affrunti) came first-uo to challenge and battled for the lead heading around the final turn.  Girl Nellie got there first in 1:26.2.

As they headed to the stretch, second place finisher Girl Nellie held a short lead, but Unusual Clarity ($3.46) came flying late to secure her first win this season in 1:54.3.  Ladysmith (Dylan Hauckabone-Miller) came charging late to finished third.

UNUSUAL CLARITY REPLAY

Unusual Clarity is an 11-year-old mare by Betterthancheddar.  She is owned by Nicholas Gibides and trained by Harp.  It was her 45th career win.

Chris Long had a driving double.

Vernon Downs returns to live racing on Friday (August 28) 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