Vapor In The Wind wins eighth race in last nine starts

Vapor In The Wind is the fastest horse this season at the Isle Pompano Park, he is also the fastest horse on a five-eighths mile track in North America this year, and he has now won eight of his last nine starts, with the latest coming Saturday night at Pompano when he scored in 1:51.3.

Vapor In The Wind ($3.00) made it four out of five in 2009 with a victory in the $16,000 Open Handicap Pace. This time he saved a little energy, getting a dream trip from stable mate Gotta Go Moe.

Gotta Go Moe and driver Dan Clements shot right to the lead in the feature race from post two and also leaving was Vapor In The Wind with Ricky Macomber, Jr. from post six, who settled right into second place as Gotta Go Moe led the field to the opening quarter mile in :27.

They raced Indian-style past the half mile pole in an easy :56 and that was when the action started to heat up. Sahara Hall and driver Anthony Napolitano came first-over in the backstretch with I Can Only Imagine (Bruce Ranger) following the live cover. They pressed after the leaders to the three-quarters in 1:23.4 with I Can Only Imagine tipped three-wide on the final turn to challenge.

Then in a dramatic stretch drive, Macomber was able to squeeze out with Vapor In The Wind next to Sahara Hall as Gotta Go Moe began to fade and with a final burst of speed at the finish, beat I Can Only Imagine by one length. Sahara Hall was third.

Trained by Richard Macomber for the Tanah Merah Farms of Springfield, IL, Vapor In The Wind is a 5-year-old gelded son of Cole Muffler. (Isle Pompano Park)

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