Maywood track record

Hall of Famer Dave Magee piloted Westward Vision to a Maywood Park track record of 1:50.2 Friday night, in that half-mile oval's featured $12,100 conditioned sixth race pace. The 7-year-old son of Western Hanover is trained by Darcy Pletcher for owners Par IV Stables, Terry Ryan, Dennis Hauck and Ron Latham of Illinois.

Westward Vision took the lead early to a :26.4 first quarter and followed that up with a :54.4 half and a 1:22.3 three-quarter clocking. He was an easy winner by a 1 3/4 lengths as Magee sat confidently with his whip tucked under his arm.

"I didn’t know what the track record was at the time, but I thought we were going a pretty good clip out there," Magee said. "This horse is just great; he's big and solid and very nice to drive, and he gets around Maywood just as easily as he does Balmoral."

Westward Vision added $6,050 to his already hefty lifetime bank account of $250,267. He has 11 wins in 28 starts this season and nearly $100,000 in seasonal earnings.

The former Maywood Park track record was held by Fox Valley Gallant, set on October 22, 2004, of 1:50.3. That is also the 3-year-old colt record for pacers, while the aged gelding record at Maywood was 1:51, set by Michael's Western on April 9, 2004.

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