by Courtney Stafford, Publicity Consultant for SBOANJ

Freehold, NJ — Two NJSS Green Acres finals for 3-year-old trotters took center stage at Freehold Raceway on Friday afternoon (Sept. 30). Both the filly and colt divisions competed for a purse of $25,000 each.

The fillies took to the track for the first division. This was a non-betting race held before the regularly scheduled card. Southwind Venus with driver Lucas Wallin overcame her break at the half-mile to edge out HS Baby Grace at the wire. Coco Truffles finished third.

The Muscle Hill filly, bred by Southwind Farms, picked up her second lifetime win.

Going wire-to-wire, Southwind Flash finished in front of Luv At First Site and Inukchuck Chuck trotting the colt division in 1:58.4. The Muscle Hill colt out of the Friendly Amigo mare won his fourth race of the season, pushing his lifetime earnings $99,824.

Trained by Ron Burke and driven by Joe Bongiorno, he paid $2.10 to win.

Live racing resumes Saturday (Oct. 1) at Freehold Raceway, first race post at 12:30 p.m.