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Tom Cango wins in 1:55.4 at Pompano

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January 24, 2010

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It was a relieved trainer Bill Gallagher in the winner's circle at the Isle Casino and Racing Pompano Park on Saturday evening, January 23, after his charge Tom Cango scored a dominant front-end win in the $13,000 Open Trot.

"This finally ends what has been more than a month of hell getting this guy back to what we know he can be," Gallagher said in his post race live trackside TV interview. "The owner, Joe Chnapko, to his credit stuck with me and said take all the time necessary and I'm glad for him that 'Tom' came through. We made a $130,000 purchase of this horse last Fall at Harrisburg and hopefully Joe Chnapko will get another turn with a top level horse with something close to the same kind of run we had with Hellava Hush."

With "TrottinTrevor" Ritchie in the bike for his 2010 driving debut, Tom Cango was sure footed from the start and took command from post five right away. On the breezy 74 degree evening, the 4-year-old Tom Ridge-B Cor Tamgo son was on the lead past markers of :28.1, :57.3, and 1:26.3 and at the finish he withstood a frantic late charge from Andover America with Bruce Ranger to stop the clock in 1:55.4. McCoy, with Wally Hennessey in tow was third.

"I really never gave Trevor any instructions on how to drive him" Gallagher explained. "I just said score him out, see how he feels, and drive him any way you want. Trevor said he really liked him and said to put him down to drive him in the coming weeks too."

It was the third start of the season for Tom Cango, who raced in his division's elite events in his two and three year old seasons. This win pushed his life's bankroll to almost $455,000. (Pompano Park)

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