Velocity Hall kos Kerogen

A battle of titans took place at Scarborough Downs on Friday (May 1) as the Grand Circuit-tested Velocity Hall and two-time state of Maine Trotter of the Year Kerogen matched strides for the very first time at the southern Maine harness venue.

Velocity Hall was a 1:59 winner on Friday at Scarborough Downs.
In a bold opening gambit, driver Kim Ireland hustled Kerogen smartly off the gate and held a determined Velocity Hall parked out and at bay until well past a :27.4 quarter clocking.

Driver Donald Richards was finally able to wrestle command of the raceway and throttle down just a notch as he and Velocity Hall entered the paddock turn. Kerogen remained a major danger with his nose seemingly glued to Richards’ helmet as the tandem streaked before the fans in the stands at the midway point of the mile.

In hot pursuit throughout, Kerogen pounced to the outside to challenge the pacesetter as the combatants rounded the seven-eighths-mile marker, only to fall 1-3/4 lengths shy of Velocity Hall when the dust had settled and the cheers had quieted.

Locally owned by Thomas Dillon and Walter Hight, Velocity Hall trotted the mile in 1:59 to remain undefeated in two seasonal contests while Kerogen tasted defeat for the first time in his three 2009 outings.

The mile was the fastest trot contested in the three-week-old state of Maine harness season. (Scarborough)

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