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Take
It Back Terry stands in the Winner’s Circle Friday after winning
the second Annual Gene Riegle Memorial at the Great
Darke County Fair.
The four year old gelding set a new track record, doing the mile pace
in 1:53.3, breaking the old record
set in 2002 set be Jimmy Whisman
with Prince Sheldon. The old mark was 1:56.4. CNO Photos by George
Starks
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Riegle Memorial
contested in record time
Palone shatters old
record by three seconds
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- The final day of harness racing at the Great Darke County
Fair brought much to the table.
It would prove to be a record-breaking day for the trotters and pacers.
In the opening session of the day, Brandon Bates took Moveman to the
circle in the mile trot in 1:59, cutting a full second off the old
record set in 2002.
In the nightcap, it was Dave Palone driving Take It Back Terry to the
win in a blistering time of 1:53.3.
On top of that, the 20,000 dollar purse was the largest purse ever at
the fair, setting yet another record as it was a history making day.
Palone owns more win in harness horse racing than any other driver in
the history of the sport.
The horse, a four-year-old gelding, has a lifetime winnings of over
250,000 dollars.
In addition, Palone was also the driver behind Arts Place, a horse
trained by Riegle.
“This is just a great day,” said Palone after the race. “Gene Riegle
gave me the opportunity to drive one of his horses and I won with Arts
Place. That was a great horse. This is just amazing and the people of
this fair are so nice.”
While speaking, Palone was nearly in tears after the historic win.
In the fifth race of the night, Mandy Jones rolled into the Winner’s
Circle after winning the Helen Ross Memorial, driving Truly My Way to
the win in2:00.1.
The following are the results of all races.
Details of the week’s events at the Darke County Fair can be found at
ustpa.com.
Night session
results:
Race 1 $600
W1K-5K'13 Pace 1
mile 6
RESULTS - Silent Fool 7:05 PM
Race 2 $1,200 FFA
Trot 1 mile 6
RESULTS - Jl Crossing Sea`s
7:29 PM
Race 3 $900 FFA
Pace 1 mile 4
RESULTS - Sea Change 7:51 PM
Race 4 $8,500 3 Yr
Fut Trot 1 mile
5 RESULTS - Mikey`s
Trottintoy 8:13 PM
Race 5 $1,000
Ladies Pace 1
mile 5
RESULTS - Truly My Way 8:34 PM
Race 6 $6,725 2 Yr
Fut Pace 1 mile
6 RESULTS -
Rediscovery 8:58 PM
Race 7 $600
W1K-5K'13 Pace 1
mile 5
RESULTS - Sbd First Blood 9:20 PM
Race 8 $6,725 2 Yr
Fut Pace 1 mile
5 RESULTS - Friskie
Adam 9:42 PM
Race 9 $20,000
Open Pace 1 mile
8 RESULTS - Take It Back
Terry 10:12 PM
Race 10 $900 FFA
Pace 1 mile 5
RESULTS - Battleship Kelly
10:40 PM
Day Session Results:
Race 1 $600
NW5000'13 Trot 1
mile 6
RESULTS - Noble Commander 1:08 PM
Race 2 $800
2500CL Pace 1
mile 5
RESULTS - Nodoz Cam 1:27 PM
Race 3 $600
NW5000'13 Trot 1
mile 4
RESULTS - Moveman 1:45 PM
Race 4 $1,900
Billings Trot 1
mile 8
RESULTS - Good Friend 2:05 PM
Race 5 $800
NW1500LT Pace 1
mile 4
RESULTS - Classy Standing 2:21 PM
Race 6 $800 MAHDC
Pace 1 mile 3
RESULTS - Diamondkeeper 2:37
PM
Race 7 $800
NW3000'13 Pace 1
mile 7
RESULTS - Our Flight 2:54 PM
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Mandy
Jones is led out of the winners circle after winning the Helen
Ross Memorial in
the fifth with Truly My Way. The mile pace was
contested in 2:00.1.
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Dave
Palone, the winningest driver in the history of harness horse
racing, takes Silent Fool to the win in
the opening race of the night
Friday with a time of 1:57. Palone has well over 15,000 career wins.
Palone also won the Riegle and was the winning driver behind Arts
Place, a horse trained by Riegle.
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