Reply #19: Chocolatier sweeps World Trotting Derby [View All]

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From ustrotting.com:
Chocolatier won the World Trotting Derby in straight heats Saturday afternoon at the Du Quoin State Fair. With total purses of nearly $1 million, the 16-race card was one of the five richest in Du Quoin State Fair history.

Chocolatier, driven by DR Ackerman, was parked to the quarter in the first heat as Double Player (Andy Miller) maintained his post one starting position into the first turn. Make You Mine (Mike Lachance), leaving from post three, was parked second into that turn, with Chocolatier alongside and three wide. As the field trotted by the quarter pole, the latter had cleared to lead the nine-horse field single file up the backstretch.

Ackerman and his Credit Winner colt continued to lead the way through a leisurely front half of 58 seconds. Make You Mine sat in the garden spot drafting along, with Double Player in tow.

Chocolatier then lead the bunching field onto the final turn, but as they exited into the stretch, a wall of trotters four-wide had swung out to take aim on the leader.

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