2 Straight For rolling With Sam

January 4, 2024

For the second consecutive week, Rolling With Sam soundly dispatched a field of 8 and scored an easy 3 length win in 1:54.2, the 3/5 favorite turned back Some Deal Hanover and Smart Talker (M. Sowers)

3 horses left the gate vying for the lead, Some Deal Hanover (Aldrich Jr.) Roll With Sam and Don Domingo N (G. Merton) Roll With Sam (J. Devaux) opted to fight on for the lead with Don Domingo N (G. Merton) opting to take back.  Once on the lead Sam rolled on via splits of 28.1, 57.3, down the backside the second time Mighty Santana N (J. Taggart Jr.) took a shot at the leader but was soundly rebuffed by the time they hit the next panel in 1:25.4.  From there it was smooth sailing for the favorite as he cruised home a winner in 1:54.2 – $3.40 or as announcer Howard Oil would say “He won like a 3/5 should” The win was his first seasonal win, two in a row for the Andrew Adamczyk trainee, the son of Roll With Joe is owned Morrison Racing Stable of Indiana, PA.

Jimmy Devaux was the leading driver on the day with 3 winning mounts, Greg Merton and McGwire Sowers also had a pair of winning drives.

Major Snow was well in hand this afternoon with an easy 2 length win in 1:56.1 with Mac Sowers at the helm, the son of Art Major is trained by Jose Godinez, the aged, gelded son of Art Major is owned by the Bean Bag Brothers of Rock Hill, NY.

With limited afternoon harness racing product in the parlors, wagering remained strong this afternoon with $807,870 wagered on the 9-race card with a $89,763 per race average.