WASHINGTON, Va.--Tom Garner, Ricky Hendriks and Kathy Neilson won the three recognized races at Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point on Saturday, April 4.
Ricky HendriksHendriks saddled Upland Flats Racing's Hidden Path, ridden by Elizabeth Scully, to win the $15,000. 2 1/4 mile Apprentice Rider Hurdle by 11/4 lengths in 3:52, the fastest time of the day.
Walk the Warrior (Ire), trained by Leslie Young, was second, with Clifton Down (Ire), trained by Mark Beecher, third.
"We've had Hidden Path for a couple of years," said Hendriks. "We ran him on the flat at Cheshire, and he won there, too. Elizabeth rode him both times."
"He cam from way out of it to win at Old Dominion," said Hendriks. "I had told Elizabeth to stay close, but he got left at the start. It turned out to be a good thing because the other three went very fast in the beginning."
Hidden Path moved up gradually, moving into second over the last fence and kicking clear in the stretch to win.
"He''s nominated for the Temple Gwathmy, but we're not sure he'll run there," said Hendriks.
Neilson saddled Morning March, owned by Morning March Partners and ridden by Freddie Procter, to win the $30,000 Maiden Hurdle, division 1, by 6 lengths over Middle Ages (Ire), trained by Tom Garner, and Big George, trained by Jack Fisher.
"Morning March is a good looking, strong horse," said Neilson. "We took him hunting, and Skylar rode him in the Team Chase. His first time out he was third at Aiken, Freddie schooled him and did a great job."
GARNER saddled Molly and Paul Willis and Devon Smith's Doctor Love (Fr), ridden by Stephen Mulqueen, to win the $30.000 Maiden Hurdle, division 2, by 6 lengths over Belle Wish (Ire), trained by Young, and Missionaire, trained by Neil Morris.
Doctor Love went straight to the start, trailed by Belle Wish, and the pair opened up a big lead over the rest of the field, and Doctor Love continued to lead to post an easy win.
In the unrecognized races, Laird George saddled Riverdee Stable's Jhirsch, ridden by Jamie Bargary, to win the Maiden Hurdle by a head over Siennois (Ire), trained by Keri Brion.
In the Maiden Hurdle, division 2, Julie Gomena saddled Riverdee Stable's De la Grus to win over Massif, trained by Morris, who then saddled Vincent Bonanni's Bet the Pot to win the Amateur and Novice Rider Timber by 19 lengths over Cinco Linco, trained by Sam Cockburn.
Barry Foley saddled Mrs. George Ohrstrom's Blue Nile, ridden by Graham Watters, to win the Open Hurdle by 3/4 length over Moonshine Time (Ire), trained by Brion.
F. Hill Parker saddled his Red Tone, ridden by Mell Boucher, to win the Novice Rider Flat by 1 3/4 lengths when the first to cross the finish line, Fleetfoot, was declared to have an ineligible rider.
George saddled Riverdee Stable's Wilma Flintshire, ridden by Mulqueen, to win the $2,000 Virginia Bred or Sired Flatrace by 1/4 lengths over Pegstar, trained by Danielle Hodsdon.
