August 14, 2009
BOTTOM LEVEL PURSES RAISED AT ROCKINGHAM
PARK THROUGH MEET'S END
SALEM, NH-- With full fields generating an up tick
in the total handle this season, Rockingham Park has been able to raise purses
slightly.
Through the end of the 2009 live harness meet,
which concludes on Sunday, August 30th, the bottom level purse
allotment has been increased from $2,500 to $2,900.
"We're trying to help the horsemen from now through
the end of the meet," said Ed Callahan, Rockingham's president and general
manager.
In racing action on Friday, Brad Irvine had a big
day, winning four races which included a $113.20 winner on the 11-event
card.
All four of Irvine's victorious horses
were conditioned by different trainers. Irvine, currently ranked fourth in
the leading driver standings, won with Jack's Gameboy ($113.20) for Joel Wheeler
in the fourth race, Annual Dues ($2.40) for Kathy LaFreniere in the sixth,
Camsurge ($4.20) for Jamie Silva, Jr. in the ninth, and Power Drive ($5.40) for
Fred Cohen in the featured $5,000 trot in the 10th.
When Camsurge, a 13-year-old gelded son of Cam
Fella and the last foal of that renowned sire, paced home in 1:52.2, it
was his 63rd victory from 370 lifetime trips over the track. Camsurge has
now won five of his 24 tries this year and four of the wins have come at The
Rock this season.
Live racing will be back in action tomorrow and on
Sunday with post time of 1:05 PM each day, and everyone coming to the races
on Sunday is eligible to win a $50 gas card from Klemm's Mobil on the run in
Windham, NH.
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