Slave Dream takes Hubert Riedel Memorial Trot

Pompano Beach, FL — Slave Dream ($8.40) swept three-wide on the final turn and gunned down Farmer Jones to win the $16,000 Hubert Riedel Memorial Trot on Monday at the Isle Pompano Park.

Lap Time Photo – Skip Smith

Slave Dream posted a lifetime mark of 1:55 in capturing the $16,000 Hubert Riedel Memorial Trot.

The third race feature saw some early hardball as Diva Diva (Andy Santeramo), the lone mare in the field, parked out race favorite Blessed Victory (Dan Clements) past the opening quarter in :27.1. Once settled in on the lead, Blessed Victory would see little relief as after the half-mile marker in :56.4, Farmer Jones (Kevin Wallis) would take up the chase coming first-over.

Down the backstretch Farmer Jones gained ground on the leaders and was able to collar and then pass Blessed Victory at the three-quarter pole in 1:25.2 as driver David Ingraham moved Slave Dream three-wide to loop the field and started to mount their challenge.

Drawing away with the lead starting down the stretch, Farmer Jones looked to be home free but Ingraham had Slave Dream trotting up a storm and they were able to catch Farmer Jones before the wire to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:55. Farmer Jones held for the second place with Karpathos (Anthony Napolitano) third.

It was the first win in four starts this year and a lifetime record for Slave Dream, a 4-year-old gelded son of Pearsall Hanover, who is trained by Jean Beaulieu and is owned by Franco Cianci, Isidoro Russo and Vincenzo Monticciolo.

The race was named in memory of long time horse owner and Pompano Park patron, Hubert Riedel, who passed away last year. Riedel owned more than 200 race horse during his career. His top horse was $600,000 winner Final Score. He also owned the popular Gold Coast Car Rental Agency in Ft. Lauderdale.

— Steve Wolf