Taking advantage of an early duel between Noble Falcon and Atochia, Toucam Sam ($14.40) continued off cover to a 5 1/2-length victory in the $35,000 Isle of Wight for open pacers on Thursday evening at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack. With Atochia (Yannick Gingras) caught wide of Noble Falcon (Eric Goodell) for three-eighths of a mile, Toucam Sam set up perfectly off the pace, with Daniel Dube edging the 6-year-old Cam's Card Shark entire to the outside just before race's midpoint. After flushing out Total Truth (Tim Tetrick) from third, Toucam Sam tracked cover up the backstretch, left in the breeze when Total Truth cleared. Toucam Sam drove on, opening up on the far turn, and coasting home to a 1:50 score. Mighty Young Joe (Stacy Chiodo) came on for second honors, with Total Truth a fading third. Mark Kesmodel trains Toucam Sam for owner Larry Baron. (Harrah's Chester)
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