Pompano Beach, FL — Toy’s For You, with owner-trainer Rick Plano handling the lines, extended his winning streak to three at Pompano Park on Monday night (Jan. 24), capturing the $14,200 Open Handicap Trot in 1:53.3.

Toy’s For You and owner-trainer-driver Rick Plano teamed up to stretch their winning streak to three at Pompano Park on Monday night. Jessica Hallett photo.

The outstanding 6-year-old gelded son of Airzoom Lindy took charge around the opening turn and put daylight between he and main rival Timon AS (Peter Wrenn) in posting fractions of :27.2, :55.4 and 1:24.1 on this chilly night before an effortless :29.2 finale left him 2-1/2 lengths clear at the wire. Celebrity Pegasus (Jack Killean) finished third, 3-3/4 lengths away with Four Wheelin and Anchors Away completing the order of finish in this classy quintet.

In winning for the third time in four starts this year, Plano was searching for words trying to describe the winner, saying, “I just really don’t know what quite to say. He’s one of the best I have ever had and that goes back a whole lot of years. It was pretty chilly out there tonight by Florida standards and when we got to the half in :55 and a piece, I was a little concerned. He’s done that before, but if I recall, it was probably 20 degrees warmer. But he’s a gamer and does it all on his own. I did the steering and he supplied the horsepower…that’s about it.”

Toy’s For You pushed his seasonal earnings for the month to $24,850 and $161,954 lifetime to go along with his track record mark at Pompano Park of 1:52.2.

When Plano purchased Toy’s For You about a year ago, he was in events for non-winners of two races. The win on Monday was his 18th lifetime. As the 1-5 favorite, Toy’s For You paid $2.60 to win.

The $12,600 Open II Trot went to Wild And Crazy Guy, handled by Wally Hennessey for trainer Jack Rice. Co-owned by Team Rice Racing along with Vogel And Wags Nags and Adelphi Bloodstock, the 11-year-old gelded son of Crazed got picture perfect handling from Hennessey in rallying past the favored The Lionking AS (Kevin Wallis) in 1:55.2. Keystone Apache, a stablemate of the winner, was third for David Miller while Cantab Lindy finished fourth. Sooo Handsome picked up the nickel in this octet.

Wild And Crazy Guy won for the 51st time in his career measuring 226 starts to send his lifetime bounty to $559,735. He paid $7.40 to win.

The $11,000 Open III Trot went to For A Dreamer, driven by Wrenn. The 7-year-old gelded son of Cantab Hall, hot property through the claiming box over the last month or so, used a :28.4 finale to rally by the favored Primo Padre (Miller) to score by 2-1/2 lengths in 1:55.3. Steel Schooner (Fern Paquet Jr.) finished third while Trix And Stones was next. The early leader, Cartier Zette, picked up the minor award in the field of eight.

Trained by Allen Saul for new owner Billy Muggleston, For A Dreamer won for the third time in four starts this semester, nudging his lifetime bounty to $242,660. As the fourth choice in the betting at 7-1, For A Dreamer paid $16.40 to win.

The Monday night festivities began with fireworks — tote board fireworks — as CC Big Boy Sam, driven by Andy Shetler, rallied from last turning for home to score a 26-1 upset win for owner-trainer Leopold Sawyers. That event, incidentally, featured a field of six $4,000-$6,000 claimers, all 10 years old or older, with combined starts exceeding 1,800 with earnings of more than $1,800,000.

The winner, a 12-year-old altered son of Nobleland Sam, making his 327th career start, won in 1:55.1, paying $55.60 to win and paving the way for a $75,000 Pick-5 guaranteed pool for the Tuesday program, since that wager went unsolved on Monday with a carryover of $12,642 spawning the lofty guarantee.

Another huge carryover is in the Super Hi-5 finale with that amount now at $57,172 going into the Tuesday card.

Post time is set for 7:20 p.m.