Simple Saver wins at Vernon Downs

Simple Saver (Leon Bailey) takes the harness racing fillies and mares feature ($4600) at Vernon Downs Friday night (May 26).

Love You Bye (Jimmy Wittermore) charged out of the gate and set the early fractions.

Simple Saver ($10.40) a 9 year-old Live Or Die mare, went first over from fourth at the halfway mark.

After three-quarters, the mare owned by Michael Annunziata and trained by Elizabeth Carutenuto would blow right by Love You Bye to score in 1:53.4.

Major Millie (John MacDonald) came on late to take second. Love You Bye would hang on for third.

Vernon Downs returns to racing tomorrow (May 27) with a post time of 6:45pm.

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John Horne for Vernon Downs