Kelly hoping to make news with Print It in Frinzi Invitational

The red-hot invader Print It has been installed as Saturday night's 8-5 early choice for Yonkers Raceway's $60,000 Dominic Frinzi Invitational Pace.

Print It, making his seasonal debut, drew post position five and was the triple-listed Jason Bartlett's choice. The 7-year-old The Panderosa gelding ended '08 with four consecutive (Dover) wins and six victories in his last eight starts. For the season, he went 10-for-26 ($156,460) with a life-best 1:50 effort at Chester in early May. 

They gave you 20-1 on Print It that afternoon, a far cry from his pari-mutuel probabilities Saturday night. Josh Green trains for former Minnesota Twins' manager Tom Kelly.

Johnny Walker (Greg Merton, post three) has been a solid local Open Handicap performer, winning in 1:52.2 here early last month, The 7-year-old Keystone Raider gelding, with eight wins and more than $103,000 a season ago, is trained by Matt Medeiros for co-owners Gary and Beverly Paganelli.

JP Jackpot (Stephane Bouchard, post two) ended '08 having hit the board in eight of last nine tries, while Noble's Grand Slam (Greg Grismore, post six) concluded his 10-win season with a solid victory at Freehold in a Preferred Handicap event. Grismore won the 2007 Frinzi Invitational with Maltese Artist.

The field for Saturday night's Dominic Frinzi Invitational Pace, with drivers and morning-line odds...1-Lis Deo (Brent Holland, 10-1); 2-J P Jackpot  (Stephane Bouchard, 5-1); 3-Johnny Walker (Greg Merton, 4-1); 4-Rare Jewel (Ryan Anderson, 8-1); 5-Print It (Jason Bartlett, 8-5); 6-Noble's Grand Slam (Greg Grismore, 6-1); 7-Up Front Peyton (Jordan Stratton, 12-1); 8-Art's Ragin Jet (Jeff Gregory, 10-1).

Dominic H. Frinzi Jr, passed away last January at the age of 86 at his Milwaukee home after a lengthy illness. A member of the Harness Racing Hall of Fame as well as long-serving president of Harness Horsemen International, Mr. Frinzi was one of the sport's most vociferous advocates. (Yonkers) 

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