Splenda ($10.20) was able to post her sixth win of the season at the isle pompano park Friday with a 1:54.2 triumph in the 1st race $6,800 feature pace. Got You Beat (Bruce Ranger) was the first one on the lead from the starting gate with ICU Roller (Wally Hennessey) grabbing the two-hole spot past the opening quarter mile in :27.4. But Irving had Splenda in high gear as the five-year-old Florida-bred daughter of Tough Sir was moving on the outside and took command of the race. Leading past the half mile marker in :55.3, Splenda was able to hold the field at bay as Richnrare A (Andy Santaramo) mounted a first-over challenge in the backstretch and pressed the race leader to the three-quarter mile pole in 1:25.1. But Splenda was not to be denied as the mare dug in for the stretch drive and held on to win by a half length over Richnrare A and ICU Roller. (Pompano)
|




