Northville, MI — I Get It, owned, trained and driven by Bob Rowland, went coast-to-coast in the Northville Downs $10,800 Open Trot on Friday night (Oct. 28).

I Get It went coast-to-coast in the Northville Downs $10,800 Open Trot. Renae Parsons photo.

Rowland guided his charge to the front from his starting post position six to clear to the lead by the quarter pole, tripping the beam in :28.3, the half-mile in :59.3, three-quarters in 1:29.1, then holding off a late charge by pocket-sitter Travlin Swan to win by a neck in a final clocking of 1:59.3.

The 6-year-old son of Dontyouforgetit won for the 51st time in his 95th career start and pushed his career earnings to $206,331.

In the co-featured $10,800 Fillies and Mares Open Pace, Sara Jane streaked home an easy winner.

Sara Jane, a 5-year-old mare by McArdle out of Gargantua Hanover, with driver Kody Massey, got away fourth behind early pacesetters Shes Cruising Home and Vow To Wow. When the dust settled going to the half, Sara Jane cleared to the front, accelerated past the three-quarter pole and opened up down the lane to win going away by 4-1/2 lengths in the night’s fastest clocking of 1:55.3.

Paul Cloer Jr. trains Sara Jane for owner Lases Racing. Sara Jane won for the ninth time in her career and now totes career purse earnings of $127,782.

Drivers Kody Massey and Marc St. Louis Jr. both nabbed driving doubles and trainer Paul Cloer Jr. nabbed a training double on the night’s program. Owner Lases Racing also picked up an owning double on the night.

In addition, track announcer and resident handicapper Ken Terpenning correctly selected nine checkmark winners on the 10 race program with his only miss coming in race four where his top selection finished second by a neck.

Ken’s handicapping selections may be found each race night on Harness Racing Symposium 101 on Facebook or heard/seen during each race night’s broadcast.

According to the Michigan Harness Horsemen’s Association’s Facebook page, MGCB has awarded Northville Downs its 2023 race dates. A total of 52 Standardbred race dates, from April 7 through Sept. 30, will be held with live racing to on Fridays and Saturdays. Each night’s post time in 2023 will be 7 p.m.

Northville Downs will race its next live program Saturday (Oct. 29). First race post time remains 7:30 p.m. each night for the remainder of the 2022 schedule. Northville Downs races each Friday and Saturday night through Dec. 17.