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Perfect Doot Takes Open; Solid Pick 5 Carryover Monday
For the 2nd straight week, Northfield's Open Pace saw an upset. Saturday, it was Perfect Door ($35.00) who scored at 16-1 with a stalking trip, in line to Robin Miller. The Jim Otto-trainee got away third as Lite Me Up controlled the early pace after favored Cleveland Classic hopeful Bob Watts made a break leaving the gate. Perfect Door went by the 2008 local Horse of the Year in the stretch to get the win, as Lite Me Up faded to third. Expresso Forte closed to be second in the 1:54.4 mile. Perfect Door is a seven-year-old Threefold gedling owned by Shirley Otto. The win was just his 2nd this season, as he pushed his career bankroll to $171,372, with $24,650 of it coming this year.
The fastest mile of the night was a 1:54.1 win by Unrecognized Saint, also driven by Miller, in a $4,000 conditioned pace. Dan Charlino won four races, while Aaron Merriman posted a driving triple. Charlie Smith piloted 46-1 Bus Fare to victory in the 6th race and that caused the Pick 5 to go unsolved for the 2nd straight night, leaving a $3,672 carryover for Monday night at Northfield. The Pick 5 is contested on races 3-7.
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