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Friday, July 31, 2009 11:02 PM CDT
Binkley in sulky for final-day win
By JG/T-C staff
sports@jg-tc.com
CHARLESTON -- After attending a friend’s funeral, Charleston’s Clark Fairley got back to the Coles County Fair in time for some good news.
Judson Director, co-owned by Clark’s brother Hal, his father Ron and twin daughters Lacey and Haley while trained by Clark, won the Topline 3-year-old pace’s second division Friday in the windup of this week’s harness racing at the fair.
Charleston’s Larry Binkley came through as the substitute driver with a win in 1 minute, 57 1/5 seconds.
This is the 5-year-old gelding’s second win in 15 starts this year after getting seven wins a year ago.
“I was pretty confident he could win it or get second,” Clark Fairley said. “He’s been a pretty nice horse. I bought him 2 ½ years ago. He had a super year last year and now he’s coming back around.”
Jamaica Patton drove Silly Britches to victory in the first division of the 3-year-old pace, clocking a time of 1:58 1/5 seconds. It was one of three straight wins for Patton – he also drove Picking Up Chicks and Merry Moneymaker to victories.
Adam Knicley won on Lady’s Last Stand, Kermit Travis triumphed with Fantastic Tori, Darla Martin with Crossword and Terry Skinner drove Miss Queen B to victory during the last race of the day, the Illini 2-year-old pace, which featured the largest overall purse ($7,052).
Friday’s results
Topline 2-year-old filly pace
1. Lady’s Last Stand (owners-Mike and Adam Knicley); 2. Alibeebest (o-Thomas Cave); 3. Spread the News (o-Darla Martin); 4. Worldclass Sandy (o-Roshun Trigg)
Time: 2:04.1
Topline 2-year-old colt pace
1. Picking Up Chicks (o-Herman Wheeler); 2. Proud Warrior (o-Eric Jaynes); 3. Pop Goes the Luck (o-John Carver); 4. Lucky G (o-John Carver)
Time: 2:02.2
Topline 2-year-old trot
1. Merry Moneymaker (o-Jamaica Patton and Eddie Jarrett); 2. Loie’s Express (o-David and Earl Avenatti); 3. Victual (o-Gene Milleville); 4. Torio’s Last Song (o-Sam and Shirley Glossup)
Time: 2:06.3
Topline 3-year-old and up
First division
1. Silly Britches o-(John Carver); 2. May Street Bon (o-Curtis Rice); 3. Cami-able (o-David Avenatti); 4. Jenkate (o-Randall Finn); 5. Miss Fortune (o-Mike Gee); 6. Special Bling (o-Leslie Johnson III)
Time: 1:58.1
Second division
1. Judson Director (o-Lacey Fairley, et. al); 2. Tinkers Damn (o-Randall Denham); 3. Storm’s Image (o-Emily Olsen); 4. Jed Laag (o-Dave Decker); 5. Fox Valley Vintage (o-John Davis); 6. Parkit or Loseit (o-Arlin Bushue)
Time: 1:57.1
Topline 3-year-old filly trot
1. Fantastic Tori (o-Kermit Travis, et. al); 2. World Class Geneva (o-Roshun Trigg); 3. Winsome Wyoming (o-Leo Burns); 4. Riping Wind (o-Carl Ogle); 5. BR Thirty Two (o-Leslie Johnson III); 6. Ms Miss (o-Mike Brink); 7. Lil Miss Emily (o-Frank Ellison)
Time: 2:02.3
Topline 3-year-old and up colt trot
1. Crossword (o-James Mason); 2. Sammy T (o-Bob Thomas); 3. King La Conch (o-Anthony Simpson); 4. Jimmy Go Boy (o-Kermit Travis); 5. Illinois Victory (o-John Knifley); 6. Golden Impact (John Davis)
Time: 2:04.3
Illini 2-year-old pace
1. Miss Queen B (o-Johnny Rice); 2. Incredible Brandy (o-M & J Stables Inc.); 3. Fox Valley Logic (o-Janice Crisler); 4. Mack Again (o-Richard Johnson); 5. Fox Valley Stella (o-John Davis); 6. Justshowmetheway (o-Frank Ellison); DNF – Holy Muffler
Time: 2:04.1
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