Driver's Battle Underway After First Day Of Harness Racing

Wyat Avenatti took the early lead with three victories. Avenatti sat behind Mommy Said Nonono in the Carl E. Becker Big 10 3-Year-Old Filly Pace, the third race of the card.

Avenatti took Mommy Said Nonono to the win in 2:04.

He then came back in race six, the IHHA 3-Year-Old & Up Mare Trot behind El Oh Govner. The pair won in 2:05 4/5.

The third victory came in the Carl E. Becker Open Pace, Division I. Avenatti guided Fox Valley B Gump to the victory in 1:59.0.

Three other drivers picked up two wins on the card.

Jd Lewis won the opening race of the day, the Carl E. Becker Big 10 3-Year-Old Trot, Division I. He guided Cupcake Cassi to victory in 2:07 4/5.

Lewis then won with Mystical View in the Carl E. Becker Filly & Mare Pace. The pair went the distance in 2:00 2/5.

Marcus Turner was a winner in two races. Turner took Windingcreekspirit to the win in the Carl E. Becker Big 10 3-Year-Old Trot, Division II. The pair went the distance in 2:10.0.

Turner then came back in the Carl E. Becker Open Pace, Division II with Rousseau. Rousseau went the distance in 2:01 3/5.

Jordan Patton joined the group of two victories when he won behind Frontier Manard in the IHHA 3-Year-Old & Up Horse/Gelding Trot. Frontier Manard went the distance in 2:09 1/5.

Lisa Rocks gave Patton his second win in the Maiden Pace AE: ICF Nonwinners2. Lisa Rocks and Patton took the victory in 2:06 2/5.

The other two wins on the card were by Richard S. Finn and Brendan Potts.

Finn sat behind Judge For Yourself in the Carl E. Becker  Big 10 3-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Pace. The duo won in 2:03.

The final race of the day, the Open Trot, went to Brendan Potts and Mailboxmoney. The pair won with at ime of 2:11 1/5.

Avenatti finished the day with 19 points as he got three firsts, a second and a third. Patton was in a close second with 17 points on two firsts, two seconds and a third.

Drivers will receive points for first, second and third during the week and the driver with the most points at the end of the races Friday will be given the driver's award.

Racing continues today with four races on tap with a 1 p.m. post time.

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Harness Racing

Sunday's Results

Race One

Carl E. Becker Big 10 3-Year-Old Trot, Division I

1. Cupcake Cassi (Jd Lewis), 2. On Glide (Jerome Daniels), 3. Loyz Singgenesing (Michael Rogers), 4. Queen Lou Eaz (Marcus Turner)

Time -- :33 2/5, 1:04 4/5, 1:35 4/5, 2:07 4/5.

Race Two

Carl E. Becker Big 10 3-Year-Old Trot, Division II

1. Windingcreekspirit (Marcus Turner), 2. Aqua's Bud (Darla Martin Lohman), 3. Tis The Loft (Jordan Patton), 4. Loyzhonkeytonkhero (Robert Decker)

Time -- :34, 1;05 1/5, 1:36 4/5, 2:10.

Race Three

Carl E. Becker Big 10 3-Year-Old Filly Trot

1. Mommy Said Nonono (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Shez Selfcontained (Robert Decker), 3. Aniemaybombay (Marcus Turner), 4. Loyzsweetbutpsycho (Richard S. Finn)

Time -- 30 4/5, 1:02 2/5, 1:34, 2:04.

Race Four

Carl E. Becker Big 10 3-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Pace

1. Judge For Youself (Richard S. Finn), 2. Illini Storm (Wyatt Avenatti), 3. Pericles (Michael Rogers), 4. No Way Bombay (Marcus Turner), 5. Ataway Bombay (Jordan Patton), 6. Royale Ryan (Chris Brown)

Time -- 30, 1:01 2/56, 1:32 3/5, 2:03.

Race Five

Carl E. Becker Filly & Mare Pace

1. Mystical View (Jd Lewis), 2. Kandi's Fortune (Jordan Patton), 3. Amazon Princess (Richard S. Finn), 4. St Lads Expresso (Wyatt Avenatti)

Time -- 30 1/5, 1:01, 1:31, 2:00 2/5.

Race Six

IHHA 3-Year-Old & Up Mare Trot

1. El Oh Govner (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Loussolataire (Richard S. Fin), 3. Lous Livia (Chris Brown), 4. Bbr Lady (Marcus Turner), 5. Lou Lou Lamour (Stacy DeRousse)

Time -- :31 1/5, 1:01 4/5, 1:33 3/5, 2:05 4/5.

Race Seven

IHHA 3-Year-Old & Up Horse/Gelding Trot

1. Frontier Manard (Jordan Patton), 2. I'mnotalocaldude (Marcus Turner), 3. Emsroscopcoletrain (Wyatt Avenatti)

Scratched -- Heath Bar

Time -- :33 4/5, 1:07 2/5, 1:40 2/5, 2:09 1/5.

Race Eight

Carl E. Becker Open Pace, Division I

1. Fox Valley B Gump (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Toxic Rock (Jordan Patton), 3. Fox Valley Spice (Michael Rogers)

Time -- :29, :58 1/5, 1:28 3/5, 1:59.

Race Nine

Carl E. Becker Open Pace, Division II

1. Rousseau (Marcus Turner), 2. Likely Blue Bayou (Richard S. Finn), 3. Jet Stream (Daniel Shetler), 4. Commander Bob (Wyatt Avenatti), 5. Shady Got Low (Michael Rogers)

Time -- :28 4/5, :58 2/5, 1:29 4/5, 2:01 3.5

Race 10

Maiden Pace AE: ICF Nonwinners2

1. Lisa Rocks (Jordan Patton), 2. Deedeelou (Chris Brown), 3. Frontier Molly (Richard S. Finn), 4. Lucky Cora (Cassidy Whitton), 5. Asah Da Pacea (Wayne Decker), 6. Beach Jet (Allan Petri)

Scratched -- Fox Valley Reagan.

Time -- :32 3/5, 1:03 1/5, 1:35 4/5, 2:06 2/5.

Race 11

Open Trot

1. Mailboxmoney (Brendan Potts), 2. Loyz Say When (Michael Rogers), 3. Pootemondachooch (Wayne Decker), 4. Das Schnipker (Kenny Collier)

Time -- :33 2/5, 1:05 1/5, 1:38 1/5, 2:11 1/5.

Monday's Races

Race One

Maiden Trot AE: Nonwinners $1,500 In '22

Total Purse: $1,560

1. Stormato (Cornelius Cavett), 2. Noble Prize (Douglas Graham), 3. Riet's Kid (Robert Decker)

Race Two

2-Year-Old Open Pace

Total Purse: $1,580

1. Rolypoly Jolie (Tony Imbrough), 2. Dinger Grahm (Thomas Graham Jr.), 3. Golden Girl Z Tam (Albert Plair), 4. I Can Have Mercy (Tony Kimbrough),

Race Three

Filly & Mare Trot

Total Purse: $1,560

1. Abc Tucky (Matthew Avenatti), 2. Timeless Samantha (Cornelius Cavett), 3. B. Lisa (C. Alan Finn)

Race Four

Free For All Pace

Total Purse: $1,580

1. Roar Hanover (Richard S. Finn), 2. Smooth N Creamy (Cornelius Cavett), 3. Flying Marvin (Jacob Roedl), 4. Crius N Rock (Archie Buford)