Righteous, Jimmy Marohn Jr. Win Sixth Straight Race At Tioga
Righteuos, Jimmy Marohn Jr. win sixth straight at Tioga Downs. Photo by Fred Brown Photography.
Righteous and leading driver Jimmy Marohn Jr. tallied their sixth win in a row at Tioga Downs on Friday night. Since shipping into the Paul Bernardo stable on May 23rd Righteous has yet to be defeated in Nichols, New York. The 4-year old son of Conway Hall-Set the Program went to the front and never looked back through fractions of 28.2, 58.3, and 1:28.4 before coasting home a winner in 1:59.
Matthew De Cillis and Jack Hazan own Righteous who with the victory increased his win total on the season to eleven, and increased his seasonal earnings to more than $28,000. Slated For Success (Fern Paquet Jr.) slipped loose late for second, while Affaro Hanover (Kyle Di Benedetto) finished third.
In the featured $12,000 Open Handicap trot Diva Diva (Andy Santeramo) posted her seventh victory in twenty starts on the year. The 6-year old daughter of Yankee Paco-Lean Cuisine was one of two mares in the field and despite a tough first over grind got up to win in a photo. The win increased her seasonal bankroll to more than $58,000 on the year. Diva Diva is trained by Julie Bishop for J L Benson Stables Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Andy Santeramo posted a driving grand slam on the night’s ten race card, while Phil Fluet and Bruce Clarke posted doubles.
Tioga Downs continues live racing action on Saturday, July 4th post time 6:50 pm and will host a fireworks display following live racing. For more information on Tioga Downs please visit us on our website at www.tiogadowns.com.
