IaHHA Christmas

IaHHA Christmas

 

‘Twas the week before Christmas

With programs in hand,

Looking for Iowa horses

Handicapping is planned

 

On Monday at Dayton,

Competing in race four,

Point Me High, from the rail

Was looking to score

 

As Jeremy Smith held the line,

Starting from the rail

Point Me High sprinted out

Blazing the trail

 

The fractions he set

As he raced round the track

With the finish line in sight

He didn’t look back

 

Pacing in 1:55.2

And paying $5.80 to win

Point Me High racing well

We’ll keep him in handicappin’

 

Tuesday at Monticello,

Feeling pretty sly,

Knox The Fox had the rail

With Jim Taggert Jr to dive

 

Double parked to the quarter

Leading at the half

Knox The Fox pacing for home

Giving it the gas

 

As the wire approached

Still with the lead

Call Knox The Fox for the win

With 2:01.1 speed

 

Over to The Meadows on Wednesday

DP Rocket drew the four

Tyler Stillings said go

And they trotted out the door

 

Second around the track

Getting the perfect trip

With a late charge for the wire

DP Rocket second, by a neck

 

Later that day

Brady Jenson also had a trotter

TA Woody Azzz with the five hole

Trying to race hotter

 

Third to the half

And parked at the three-quarters

TA Woody Azzz hit the board third

Show money paying four dollars

 

Race six was for pacers

Jenson drew the four

With Detonator Dude

He was looking for more

 

Tracking fifth past the half

Pulling to find himself parked

Still gaining ground

The finish line was the mark

 

With a mile in 1:55.1

Detonator Dude raced very well

Second place money

Makes the bank account swell

 

Hot on the track

And not to be outdone

Jenson had the rail in race eight

With Shotguninthehotsun

 

Letting a horse go

To get a good trip

Shotguninthehotsun sat second

No need for a whip

 

Rounding the last turn

The finish line in sight

With a last quarter in 27.4

Pacing first in the spotlight

 

Thursday at Dayton

Freddie Faves on the inside

Got away fourth

Josh Sutton along for the ride

 

Parked to the half

Still parked to the next pole

Looking for racing room

Squeezing through a hole

 

Making up ground

Last quarter in 29.2

Freddie Faves hits the board

Show money pays good

 

Thinking Of A Card

Raced at Monticello

Joseph Ricco Jr held the lines

Racing from the right hole

 

Sixth at the quarter

Parked fifth at the half

Double parked third to the three-quarters

Will she have anything left

 

Four lengths behind the leader

Thinking Of A Card tried her best

Second in 2:00.3

Racing with zest

 

On Christmas Eve

At Harrah’s Philadelphia track

Bizys Beatle was busy

Wearing red and yellow tack

 

Getting away second

With Brett Beckwith on the bike

A two-hole trip

Was what he would like

 

Protecting the rail

Keeping horses parked outside

Waiting for the stretch

Room he did find

 

Looking for the wire

With more gas in the tank

Bizys Beatle by a head

The win he did take

 

A polar vortex

Did cancel many tracks

But Santa loves snow

It won’t hold him back

 

As we wait for Santa’s arrival

With a team loyal and true

We think he would be much faster

With an Iowa Standardbred or two

 

Thanks to all of our fans

Who watch us every race

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We will see you next May

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