By Jay Wolf
9/22/04

Marvin Rounick's Glowing Report won the $293,328 Jugette three-year-old filly pace in straight heats Wednesday afternoon in front of 13,484 fans at the sun-drenched Delaware County Fairgrounds.

As the gates wings folded in the $158,396 final, Glowing Report (George Brennan) defended her rail position and forced the fast leaving Apple Krisp (Catello Manzi) into the two hole. Glowing Report faced some pressure from the first over effort by the second elim winner, Pantidepressant (Daniel Dube) at the half mile station and a late stretch charge by Armbro Bombay (Ron Pierce) to score a 1 3/4 lengths victory in 1:53. Armbro Bombay edged Pantidepressant for the place spot. "She raced tremendous. George gave her a perfect drive," noted trainer Jerry Silverman. "She was better in the second heat than she was in the first."

In the first elimination, Glowing Report made a three-wide move at the ¾ mile pole and edged Armbro Bombay by a half a length in 1:53 3/5. So Artsi (John Campbell) took the lead from Armbro Bombay after being parked out in the :26 3/5 first quarter. Ron Pierce was not content to set in the pocket with Armbro Bombay and retook control through :54 1/5 and 1:23 splits. Brennan sent the daughter of Artsplace three-wide past the three quarter pole and caught the tired leaders at the wire. "It was all I could do to keep up with the them," noted Brennan. "She showed real grit in the lane." Armbro Bombay, BJ's Sunset (David Miller) and So Artsi completed the superfecta and advanced to the final.

The second $52,800 elimination went to the 13 - 1 Pantidepressant in 1:52 4/5. A patient Daniel Dube sat fourth as Apple Krisp set the fractions of :25 4/5, :54 1/5 and 1:23. The eventual winner benefited from the torrid pace and found some daylight in mid stretch and pulled away score a one length victory over Apple Krisp. Dube summed up the mile, "I got racing luck and I got her to the front and she responded." Mambo Hall (George Brennan) and West Coast Arturo (Mike Wilder) advanced to the second heat. Pantidepressant is the homebred daughter of The Panderosa and is owned by the Peter Pan Stables of Pepper Pike, OH.