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Gambler wins in Chicago

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April 28, 2007

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Fox Valley Gambler stayed unbeaten in his second season with a very easy 1:54.3 win in Friday night's $20,000 Taser Gun Stakes for 3-year-old Illinois pacing colts and geldings at Maywood Park. It was his fourth consecutive victory and it came in his first career start on a half-mile track.

The 1-2 favorite won with regular driver Jeff Cullipher at the lines, finishing 1-1/2 lengths of One Park Place (Sam W dger). Big Puff Doggie came home in :27.4 to be a fast closing third, and half-length behind the Richess Hanover offspring winner in the third race co-feature.

"We didn't really know how he would be on this track," said trainer Jill Arnold. "We train him on a half at home, however you never know how he'll race on one but we had to take a shot and he came up with another strong effort."

With only five horses in the field and Fox Valley Gambler on the outside looking in, Cullipher took the public's choice back at the start. He was 6-1/2 lengths behind the pacesetting One Park Place (Sam Widger) at the :28 flat first quarter. One quarter of a mile later Fox Valley Gambler was the pacer who hit the half-mile timer in :57.1 when he displayed a strong brush.

Fox Valley Gambler wasn't pressed throughout the third quarter which went in :29.1 and when Arthur B Skipalong made his bid on the backside, the winner put him away with ease, drawing off without any urging from Cullipher.

Fox Valley Gambler made three unsuccessful starts as a freshman, putting only $225 on his card. However he has $18,904 banked for his Lockport, IL owner in four tries and a 1:52.3 (Balmoral) mile already to his credit this year with what appears to be a very productive sophomore season ahead.(Mike Paradise for Maywood Park)

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