Up Front Hotsey cashed in as the 3-2 favorite to win the featured Open Handicap trot on Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried a purse of $30,000.
Leaving from post position #4 in a field of seven, Up Front Hotsey, a 6-year-old mare trained by Noel Daley, settled into the pocket early on behind pacesetter Grain Of Truth. That pair stayed in those positions until the stretch, when driver Andrew McCarthy gunned Up Front Hotsey to the outside and went on by the leader to win by a length-and-a-half in 1:54:2. Grain Of Truth settled for 2nd while Vivid Photo picked up the show.
Up Front Hotsey, sired by SJ’s Caviar and owned by C. Ed Mullinax of Amherst, OH and Frank Dettore of North Ridgeville, OH, won for the 5th time in 18 tries in 2009 and for the 17th time in her career. With the winner’s share of the purse, her lifetime earnings now top $430,000. (Pocono)
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