by Frank Salive, publicity director, The Isle Pompano Park

Pompano Beach, FL — The Isle Pompano Park’s resident Hall Of Fame inductee, John Berry, has stepped forward with his predictions for the 2009 Florida Super Night on Dec. 5.

Berry, an inductee last July into the Communicator’s Corner in the Hall Of Fame at Goshen, New York, thinks this will be the best championship card ever staged by the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association. And, his crystal ball revelations don’t stop there.

“There are a pair of fillies still in contention for the $100,000 bonus offered for those 2-year-old Florida bred horses able to sweep all four of the Fall stakes here. It won’t be easy but I think Black Diamond Girl in the filly pace division and Pocohontas Fame in the filly trot will both find a way to win, but it sure won’t be easy. The cast of statebred horses we’ve seen here over the past 16 weeks is the best group I can recall,” Berry says.

“For Black Diamond Girl, she’ll have her hands full with the likes of Cracker Cana and Isle Of View Too but her draw to post position two should be an advantage,” Berry explains. “As for Pocohontas Fame, her on demand sweep of the field last week looks like it should set her up to cope with post nine this time.”

Total purses clock in at $330,000 for the FSBOA Breeders Stakes Championship Finals program. The 2-year-old colt trot Breeders Stake final will be a non-wagering event at 6:30 p.m. before the regular Saturday night program at 7:05 p.m. The Isle Pompano Park also kicks off its doubleheader Saturday night cards on December 5 with a second eight race card at 9:45 p.m. A trackside deejay, barbecue, and trackside interactive games and giveaways will also become a regular part of the Saturday night festivities at The Isle Pompano Park. The race program is always free for on-track patrons.

Prior to the Florida Super Night, racing resumes on Friday evening, December 4, at The Winter Capital Of Harness Racing. The Friday evening card features $13,000 purses for the Open Handicap Trot and the Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace. Special Sweetheart, fresh from setting the 3-year-old filly pace track record last week, has been ordered to the outside post nine in that top distaff event on Friday night.