Vivid Photo returns Monday

Vivid Photo, a world-class trotter and winner of the 2005 Hambletonian, will be making his 2007 debut at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Monday afternoon. The 5-year-old SJ’s Photo gelding, a winner of more than $2 million in purses, hsd qualified twice in 2007 at The Meadows, winning both wire-to-wire style with times of 1:59.4 and the latest in 1:56.4, closing in 28 seconds.

As a 4 year old in 2006, Vivid Photo won seven of 21 starts with more than $607,100 in purses in going up against the best older trotters in North America.

Vivid Photo is owned by Roger Hammer of Bedford and Todd M. Schadel of Gratz, both Pennsylvania towns. Hammer also trains and drives the world-class trotter.

One of eight horses in the $20,000 Open Handicap Trot, Vivid Photo will be leaving from the eight post. Other trotters in Monday’s race include Calchips Muscle (No. 1 post), Goddess of Chaos, No. 2; Ripped No. 3, Bacon Hill Scott No. 3, Super Conway, No. 5, Rickie, No. 6, and JM VanGogh, No. 7.

With the exception of Vivid Photo and Ripped, all of the trotters in the field have won in 2007 with Jim Raymer’s Rickie winning at the Meadowlands with a time of 1:54.1. (Pocono)

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