Konchie cops Monti top trot

After  a couple of fruitless  races at Yonkers Raceway  Konchie returned home to the Mighty M on Wednesday afternoon, April 28  and scored a come-from-behind 2:01:3 victory against the best  trotters on the grounds.

After Bum Soliel and Rick Harp cut the early fractions a host of trotters took aim on the leader as he headed for the three quarter pole. From there, the challenges came with horses racing three and four wide around the final turn but when the field straightened for home  Aldrich, who was sitting in the back of the pack at the three quarters, rallied Konchie and they rambled by the leaders to score a one length triumph over One Awesome master, driven by Greg Merton.

The victory was the sixth of the season for the King Conch 8-year-old gelding who’s owned by April Aldrich and Nick Logothetis.

“He (Konchie) really likes this track and he was especially good today. We were seventh at the half and they came a last half in 1:00:2 and I was still full of horse at the wire,” Aldrich said in the winner’s circle after the victory. “

His victory with Konchie was one of three that Aldrich had on the day. He also copped the second race with Seahorse farms JK Hooty in 2:00 and then  won the third with Dominic Marusco’s,  Mattnipulator in a 1:59:4 clocking.

Zeke Parker won three more races on the Wednesday 10-race card  as he continues his assault in 10,000 career driving victories.

Parker won with Kermit Allen and Art Green’s Foolish Pleasure in a time of 1:57:4 in race five and then came back to win the seventh with Brian O’Neill’s  Mr. Thinker  in 1:58:1. He capped the afternoon with  a 2:01 victory with Mary Beth Beauregard’s, Gold Fever.

Parker, now with 9988 driving victories,  needs just 12 more to reach the coveted 10,000 career win plateau.(Monticello)