Though the January 8 program at The Isle Pompano Park began under a temperature of 41 degrees (5C.) and more weather records during the cold spell were set to be broken, veteran horseman Dan Daley seemed oblivious to all of it
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Thanks to sweeping both of his starts on Saturday night, Daley has won eight of his 15 starts driving and training in South Florida in the current meet.
Daley Deposit Only benefitted from a perfect pocket trip to snare the top prize in the $13,000 Open Handicap Pace. Vapor In The Wind, with Ricky Macomber Jr. in tow, left from the outside in the field of eight and laid down fractions of :27.3, :56.4 and 1:24.4. Daley Deposit Only was angled out at the head of the stretch and edged by well before the wire to win in 1:53. Vapor In The Wind stoutly held second while Ive Got The Power, in rein to Bruce Ranger, closed up for third.
The winner is an Artiscape-Sassy Cessiann homebred gelding owned by his breeder, Ann-Mari Daley of Coral Springs. She shares ownership on the 14-time career winner of over $131,000 with Jared Daley, Richard Lombardo and Robert Pergament.
Dan Daley's other training and driving win was with five-year-old CR Excalibur-About Half Quick trotting mare Winbak Half. Though moving up in class again on Saturday night, she was a well backed $4.80 winner in a $6,000 purse conditioned test. Winbak Half is now on a three-race win streak after this score over Perfect Bubbles, with Don Cromer up, and Aviewtoakill, partnered by Fern Paquet Jr.
When racing resumes at 7:05 p.m. on Monday, January 11 at The Winter Capital Of Harness Racing there's a Pick 4 carryover of just under $1,000 into the fifth race.
(Pompano Park)