Billy Parker, Jr. began the Thursday, April 22 card of racing at Monticello Raceway needing only 26 more driving victories to reach the coveted milestone of 10,000 career wins. And what did 'Zeke' do? He went out and put on a show
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Parker, 56, started the day winning both ends of the early double. He won the first race, a trot, with Jennifer Lappe’s Wicked Winner in 2:02:3, and then won the next race, also trot, with Bulletproof Enterprises' Dont Call Us in a time of 2:03:2.
Zeke's next triumph came in Race 4 when he guided Gene Taylor’s trotter, The Prosecutor, to a gate-to-wire 2:03 victory. He then won the sixth race with Brenda Messenger and Scott Woogen’s trotter Pleasant Spur in a 2:03:2 clocking. He then copped the seventh race behind Brian O’Neill’s Mr. Thinker in 1:58:3. He then won the ninth with Evan Katz’s Mister Dale N in a time of 1:59:2.
When asked why he was so hot during Monticello's Thursday card, the modest Parker smiled and said, “well, I didn’t win any (races) yesterday.”
(With files from Monticello)