Three straight for Team Lavec

Don and Shirley Heck’s Team Lavec tallied his third consecutive victory at Pompano Park on Wednesday when leading every step of the way to capture the featured $7,200 seventh-race trot in 1:57.4.

Driven from post six by Wally Hennessey, Team Lavec was moved aggressively off the gate to claim the early lead in the mid-week feature, seizing control of the race on the opening turn before taking the filed through fractions of :28.4, :59.1, and 1:28.3.

Team Lavec entered the stretch with a 1 3/4–length advantage, and while Better By Design (Kevin Wallis) offered a late challenge when closing determinedly at the leader, the son of Enjoy Lavec crossed the wire a half-length the best to secure his third successive score.

Team Lavec returned $7.40, $6 and $2.80 for the victory. Better By Design brought in $12.80 and $5 for second, while Sonofapreacherman (Bruce Ranger) paid $2.10 for third.

Trained by Dan Hennessey, Team Lavec has prevailed in five of 27 starts during his current 5-year-old campaign, with seasonal earnings over $30,000. For his career, the gelding has visited the winner’s circle on 16 occasions, with a lifetime bankroll of $81,452. (Pompano Park)

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