Leon Bailey wins five at Vernon Downs
May 13, 2018,by John Horne, for Vernon Downs
Vernon, NY — Driver Leon Bailey and trainer Andy Gardner stole the show on a special Mother’s Day matinee at Vernon Downs. Bailey and Gardner combined for four wins together and Bailey added one more win to his total of five.
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Big Cal was a 1:51.4 winner on Sunday.
Big Cal (Bailey) crushed the field to win the featured $5,100 pace at Vernon Downs on May 13. Big Cal ($4.80) fired out of the gate and never looked back going gate-to-wire (:26.3, :56, 1:24, 1:51.4).
Owned by Robert Pelc Jr. and trained by Gardner, the race was never in doubt with a lifetime best time. The fight for second went to Danza (Raymond Vizzi) with Shell I Be Bad (Truman Gale) finishing third.
Big Cal is a 5-year-old horse by Big Jim. It was the first win of the season and his fifth career victory.
Bailey and Gardner also had wins with Majestos ($7.40), Fuzzylegsnall ($4.70), and Steuben Magic Ride ($5.50). Bailey got his fifth win with Williams Wish ($6.30) for trainer Doug Miller.
Vernon Downs returns to live action on Friday (May 18), starting at 6:10 p.m. For more information go to www.vernondowns.com.