WASHINGTON,,Va.--Parker Hendriks saddled Stewart Strawbridge's Lap of the Gods to win the $20,000, 3 mile Allowance Timber at Old Dominion Point-to-Point on Saturday, April 6.

Parker HendriksHendriks had been scheduled to ride Lap of the Gods, but Easy Squeeze, trained by Doug Fout, fell with Hendriks while leading in the race before the Allowance Timber, and Hendriks hurt his back and was unable to ride.

The Allowance Timber was one of three NSA sanctioned races at Old Dominion.

Lap of the Gods, ridden by Graham Watters, went into the lead over the last fence and beat Family Tree (GB), trained by Neil Morris, by 5 3/4 lengths with Stooshie (Ire),trained by Cyril Murphy, a distanced third.

Fashion Line, trained by Kathy Neislon, lost his rider at the 14th fence while holding a clear lead.

"I was delighted," said Hendriks."I thought going into this race that I would be very pleased if he was second, and it would have been okay if he'd finished third. So I was thrilled when he won."

"He's entered in the Middleburg Hunt Cup, but I'm not sure he'll go there," said Hendriks. "He's also eligible for the timber race at Nashville and at the Gold Cup, so it will be one of those three."

 

IN THE OTHER TWO sanctioned races, Lucy Howard's Love Sage, trained and ridden by Sean McDrmott, won the $30,000 Filly and Mare Maiden Hurdle by 1 length over Camcha, trained by Janet Elliot and RollingTide

In the first sanctioned race, Hold Hard (Ire),trained by Fout and ridden by Hendriks, won the $30,000 Maiden Hurdle by 1/2 length over Clifton Down trained by Leslie Young.

The Maiden Hurdle was split, with Keri Brion saddling both winners.

Upland Flats Racing's Moonshine Time, ridden by Mell Boucher, won the first division over Jimmy Dan, trained by Jack Fisher, and Norman Lewis' Auchincruive, ridden by Andrew Burke Ott,  won the second division over Tiz a Giant, trained by Fisher.

The Amateur and Novice Rider Timber and the Fooxhunter Timber were combined, with Gordonsdale Farm's Overdrawn, trained by James Piper and ridden by Virginia Korrell, winning the Amateur and Novice Rider over Post War, trained by Julie Gomena.

Keys Discount, owned, trained and ridden by Sam Cockburn, actually placed first in the combined races but only won the Foxhunter.

Kinross Farm's Outperform, trained by Richard Valentine and ridden by Gerard Galligan, won the Open Hurdle over Box Office Warrior, trained by Todd McKenna.

Auction Kingdom, trained by Morris and ridden by Conner Reddy, won the Restricted Young Adult Flat, Artistic Choice, trained by Young and ridden by Brian Barry, won the Novice Rider Flat, and Mission North, trained by Fisher and ridden by Watters, won the Virginia Bred Flat.