Townline Lily still reigns as Pompano's pacing queen

Saturday, October 28, 2006 - Steve Wolf, Pompano Park marketing

For the second straight week, Townline Lily ($3.80) showed she is the current reigning queen of the mares at Pompano Park Friday, winning the fifth race $10,000 Open Handicap with a game closing effort in 1:54.2.

Driven by Bruce Ranger, Townline Lily switched racing style and came from off the pace Friday, getting second-over cover and then tipping three-wide on the final turn before blowing by the field in the stretch to win by three-quarters of a length over Asian Paradise N (Marc Aubin) and Chip And Gale A (David Ingraham).

The race started off with Hyde Park Hussie N (Mickey McNichol) taking the early lead with Evere’s Connection (Wally Hennessey) in the two-hole, but that was short lived at the opening quarter mile in :27.2 as Hennessey pulled quickly on the right line and went to the front. But Tintabella N and driver Daryl Bier came first-over and they took command before the half mile in :55.4.

Then Chip And Gale A came first-over in the backstretch with Townline Lily coming up with the live second-over journey until she made her move on the final turn with Asian Paradise N sweeping four-wide.

It was the tenth win this year for Townline Lily, a 5-year-old mare by Pilgrims Punch, trained by Tom Beckette for the Bruce Ranger Stable and owned by Mike and Arthur Biel of Tamarac.

Welu’s Dreamboat and driver Anthony Napolitano try for their third straight win in Saturday’s second race $10,000 Open Handicap Pace at Pompano Park. The stellar 5-year-old gelding by Camluck has won four of his last six starts, all in the Open class and is the 7-5 favorite from post seven.

Last week Welu’s Dreamboat led from start to finish by one length in 1:51.4 for his ninth victory on the season for trainer Jacques Dupuis and the Matty J Racing Stable of Deerfield Beach.

Saturday night Pompano Park will host its annual Halloween Bash for children. The event takes place starting at 7:00 p.m. with a costume contest for children ages 1 to 12 with a free bicycle given away in four age groups. There are also “goodie bags” of candy for the first 100 children to attend along with clowns, free mini golf, a free caricature artist and a special appearance by the Pompano Park mini horses.

Source: USTA Website (10-28-06)

Note: Pilgrim's Punch, sire of Townline Lily, stands at Schwartz Boarding Farm.
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