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Apr 20, 2018

Dennis Farkas and Brett and Cheryl Franklin’s Big Dollar Bill rallied from far off the pace to post a 2¼-length victory over Silver Dust in the $76,000 Machmer Hall Purse for 4-year-olds and up before a crowd of 8,975 on a brisk Thursday afternoon. (Click here for a replay of the race.)

Trained by Ian Wilkes and ridden by Chris Landeros, Big Dollar Bill covered the 1 1/16 miles on a fast main track in 1:43.08.

Big Dollar Bill is a 4-year-old gelded Kentucky-bred son of Midnight Lute out of the Honor Grades mare A Precious Memory. The victory was worth $45,600 and increased Big Dollar Bill’s earnings to $139,726 with a record of 11-2-4-2.

Sent off as the second choice in the field of seven, Big Dollar Bill returned $5.80, $2.80 and $2.20. Silver Dust, ridden by Corey Lanerie, returned $3 and $2.40 with favored Uncle Mojo finishing another 2½ lengths back in third under Jose Ortiz and paying $2.60 to show.

Racing continues Friday with a 10-race program beginning at 1:05 p.m. ET and featuring the 24^th running of the $100,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (G3) for fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up, going 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Post time for the Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare, the afternoon’s ninth race, is 5:30 p.m.

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Today’s “Lock” is at Cal-Expo- on race 6 with the #3-Pridecrest-Has won 4 0f 5 this year and will go wire to wire tonight for top driver Luke Plano.

Last Lock finished 2nd. Howard’s season record is now: 209 of 346 wins with 64 seconds and 23 thirds.

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Some insights into tonight’s racing program for our IdaBet players:

1ST RACE – (1) ADONIS BAY has not proven he can go with ‘25’s,’ though victim of many no-chance trips of late. Gets way too much post relief, opener nod.  

2ND RACE – (3) DRAGIN’ THE WAGON was gazed prior to local return in   latest out. Raced without distinction, but worth another shot moving in three doors.

3RD RACE – (3) ENDEAVOR is another we’ve tried more than once of late, with minimal to show for it. As with second-race gaze, slides in trio of slots, so…?

7TH RACE – (5) ALL DOWN THE LINE did not disgrace chasing home foe who would have had to fall down twice to lose in last. Repeat of that handles these.   

10TH RACE – (3) CULINARY DELIGHT is unknown element in NA purse bow. Human connections have solid import record and formful freak in eight-hole.  

11TH RACE – (4) DELIGHTFUL DRAGON was out entire mile from eight-ball in latest, hanging around for fourth. ‘Peeked’ then, stay against some toughies.

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Don’t forget Vernon Downs opens this Friday, April 20^th with a post time of 6:10 pm (EDT).

Tioga Downs opens on Kentucky Derby Day Saturday, May 5^th, post time 5:00 pm (EDT).

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Monticello picks for Thursday, April 19th for our IdaBet players are below:

1ST RACE: 6-1-2-3

2ND RACE: 3-6-2-1

3RD RACE: 7-2-1-6

4TH RACE: 3-8-4-9

5TH RACE: 8-5-4-7

6TH RACE: 3-6-4-1

7TH RACE: 1-4-5-6

8TH RACE: 3-5-4-2

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