Delano wins 3rd straight Rec Leagues

VERNON — Delano and Brookroad Knight continued their winning ways during Wednesday night’s $132,236 New York Sires Stakes feature for 3-year-old male trotters at Vernon Downs.

The crowd’s choice Delano ($3.30) delivered his third straight NYSS score with a 1:55 performance in Wednesday’s seventh session, while Brookroad Knight ($15.40) upset the favorite Coraggioso with a career-best 1:53.4 effort in the ninth race.

Trainer Ray Schnittker, who owns Delano along with Tom Vassiliou, Nicholas Tallarico and the Delano Stable, was at the controls he took command in the first turn and remained in charge the rest of the way, holding off a late charge by Trouble to earn a half-length score. Mado Dream was another halflength back in third.

Brookroad Knight’s fast closing achievement was his second NYSS score in succession and second of the Vernon campaign. Jim Morrill, Jr. did the steering for trainer Bruce Borden and owner John W. O’connor as the oily-gaited son of Cr Excalibur- Questionable Lady advanced from fifth in the early going, and then closed from second at the head of the stretch to pass and defeat Coraggioso by 11/4 lengths.

Abundance of credit and Barnegat Lane shared speediest mile honors in Wednesday’s $51,200 Excelsior Series contest for Nybred sophomore colt and gelding trotters.

Abundance of credit (Credit Winner-melissa Hall) earned his initial season’s score and second career win with a career-best 1:57.1 showing in Wednesday’s second race, while Barnegat Lane also logged his first win of 2012 and second lifetime victory with a 1:57.1 personal-best mile in the third event.

Wednesday’s other Excelsior Series victors were Cash Value (Cash Hall-minnesota Chelsea) in 1:58.1 and Southwind Strobe (Equinox Bi-soxeelady) in 1:58.2.

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