August 16, 2009
ANDOVER AMERICA STAGES MILD UPSET IN
FEATURE RACE AT ROCKINGHAM PARK'
SALEM, NH-- Andover America won the featured $9,000
event on Sunday and his fourth race at Rockingham Park this season when he wore
down the heavily favored Slim Down in deep stretch to prevail by one-half
length.
The four-year-old gelding trotted the mile in 1:57
on a fast track on a very hot and humid afternoon and gave leading driver
Bruce Ranger his third victory on the 10-race card. Trained by Stewart Nemiro
for owner McTrade Enterprises Inc, Andover America turned the tables on Slim
Down, who was the prohibitive 1-5 favorite in the field of five. In each of two
previous starts at The Rock, Andover America had finished second to Slim Down
and owner-trainer-driver Jim Hardy.
Sent off at 5-1 as the third choice in the
wagering, Andover America returned $13.80 and he has now won four of his nine
starts in 2009 after not racing at all last year. The Pennsylvania-bred son of
Andover Hall and the Lindy Lane mare Armbro Array upped his lifetime record to
nine wins in 17 starts and now has career earnings just shy of
$98,000.
Live racing returns on Wednesday with a 10-race
card and post time of 1:05 PM.
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