Chicago win to Young Quinn
NZPA Montreal The New Zealand pacer, Young Quinn, broke through for his first win in more than six weeks at Sportsman’s Park. Chicago, last Saturday night. The gelding, plagued by a succession of outside barriers. which spell trouble on American tracks, had a frustrating series of placings and misses before his win in the Paul Wixom Memorial, worth $25,000. Young Quinn drew the in-i side barrier, trailed the pace-' maker. Keystone Accent for most of the way. and them drew out in the straight for ai comfortable win by more than a length. Last year’s champion, the three-vear-old. Nero, was!
I second, and Rambling Willie was third. Young Quinn was timed i in a sizzling 1:56.8, just .8 of a second outside his world; record for a gelding over one Smile. Young Quinn’s share of the j [stake took his 1976 earnings! to $114,370, and his life-time; tally to $577,437. The horse has left Chicago! I by road for Toronto, Ontario,! where he is due to race on; Saturday night. New Zealand-bred horses had a good night in Chicago ion Saturday for, in the very! ■ next race after the Wixom| Memorial. Why Bill, brought; to the United States earlier! this year by Young Quinn’s trainer. Charlie Hunter, won the Young Charles Junior IFree-for-all in a fast 1:57.8.
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