None Bettor A — a newcomer from Down Under — continues to take the U.S. by storm, winning the $200,000 Battle of Lake Erie on Saturday, June 8 in 1:49 to match the all-age track record at Northfield Park.
Joe Bongiorno drove None Bettor A for his sister Jennifer Bongiorno, who trains the pacer for co-owners and long-time Billings amateur drivers Joe P Racing LLC (Joe Pennachio) of Florida and Steve Oldford of Michigan.
None Bettor A started from post six and fired to the lead from the gate. He remained in control the entire mile through fractions of :26.4, :55, 1:22 and 1:49, besting his closest rival, the Ontario owned and sired Jimmy Freight, by one-and-a-quarter lengths.
“He feels good and does everything on his own,” Joe Bongiorno said after the race. “He puts his head down and really has fun out there. I’m not sure where we go from here. He is not staked at all. Hopefully he continues to get invited to races like this one, and I’m not even sure how many of these Invites there are. We work very hard and this horse is giving us a shot that I feel we deserve. This is going to be a special horse.”
None Bettor A (Bettors Delight - Limerick Star) increased his career bankroll to $229,245 by taking home the lion’s share of the healthy $200,000 purse.
Completing the 2019 Battle field were Jimmy Freight, Southwind Amazon, The Wall, Filibuster Hanover, Bully Pulpit, Rodeo Rock and Always A Prince.