In a pair of tight finishes, Budget Gap (1:58.3) and Manfinity (1:59.1) won their respective Dexter Cup elimination for 3-year-old trotting colts at Freehold Raceway Saturday afternoon. Rod Allen was in the bike as Budget Gap was parked the last half mile, but got up for a neck win over Bamboo Yankee and Ray Schnittker in 1:58.3. Rovaniemi was third and Sullivan’s Travels was fourth. Allen co-owns the Self Possessed gelding with breeder Winbak Farm and Niss Allen Inc. This was only the second lifetime start and first victory for Budget Gap In the second elimination Manfinity and George Brennan nosed out New Hampshire Boy and Schnittker in 1:59.1. Cumulus and Light Headed rounded out the top four finishers. M And L of Delaware own the winning Malabar Man colt who finished third in last year’s Valley Victory Trot for trainer Larry Rathbone. This was his first win of 2007 in two starts.
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