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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Trolley Ride wins a Stakes for Bernie Houghton

GRANTVILLE, Pa.--James H Eshterman's homebred Trolley Ride, trained by Bernie Houghton, won the $100,000. 1 1/16 mile Lyphard Stakes for fillies and mares at Penn National on May 28.

Bernie HoughtonBernie Houghton"Trolley Ride was bred and is owned by Kim Eshterman, who has worked for us for over 40 years," said Houghton. "Jim is her husband. Kim works at our farm. She breaks all our yearlings."

The Lyphard Stakes was originally scheduled to be run on the turf, but after heavy rain it was switched to the main track, which was listed as sloppy.

"I was hoping it would come off the turf," said Houghton. "She's always been a nice mare, but she doesn't like the turf."

This was Trolley Ride's first stakes win after having won a number of allowance races.

She was rated mid-pack in the six horse field, went three wide on the turn and went on to win by 1/2 length.

She has now won nine times with two seconds and four thirds from 26 starts and earnings of $323,654.

Barlar LLC's homebred Recycle, also trained by Houghton, won a $26,000, 1 1/16 mile Maiden Claiming turf race at Parx on May 25.

This was the 3-year-old's first win from four starts.

Both horses have been with the Houghtons all their lives, having been foaled and broken at Betsy Houghton's Sylmar Farm in Christiana.

 

GRAHAM MOTION has had three winners recently, beginning with Jack Swain III's homebred Jarreau in a $45,000, 1 1/16 mile Maiden Claiming race on the inner turf course on May 22.

Going four wide on the last turn, Jarreau took command in the stretch and won by 1 3/4 lengths.

Heights Stable's Tonal Verse won a $38,000, 7 1/2 furlongs Maiden Special Weight on the turf for fillies and mares at Delaware Park on May 26.

Tonal Verse went to the lead at the of of the stretch and won by 1 length.

Franci X Poggi and Greycross Stable LLC's Wicked Hot won a $44,352, 6 furlong Waiver Maiden Claiming race at Pimlico on May 28.

Just off the lead at the start, Wicked Hot went to the lead early and won by 12 lengths.

RICKY HENDRIKS saddled Debra Kachel's Tankerville to win a $10,300, 7 furlong Claiming race on the turf at Mountaineer race track on May 19.

Tankerville went to the lead in the stretch and won by 5 1/4 lengths.

ELIZABETH MERRYMAN saddled her own homebred Tipsy Chatter to win a $38,000, 7 1/2 furlong Maiden Special Weight on the turf for fillies and mares at Delaware Park on May 28.

Going right to the front, Tipsy Chatter won by 1/2 length.

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