Jelena Gerga

Annie'swesterncard scored a popular win on Saturday at The Hilltop

Leaving from post position No. 5, he watched the early floor show as inside assignee Nob Hill High (Brian Sears) seated both Here We Go Again (Eric Goodell) and Rockin' Robert (Jordan Stratton).

While that was going on, Roadway (George Brennan) negated his eight hole, working his way to the lead after a :27.3 opening quarter-mile. It was a :57 intermission before Annie’swesterncard moved from sixth. He engaged Roadway in earnest after a 1:25.2 three-quarters, putting his foe away soon thereafter.

Annie’swesterncard, the 3-2 choice, took a three-quarter length lead into the lane and then took off. He widened to 2-3/4 lengths at the wire, which he found in 1:53.3. Second went to Nob Hill High, with a rallying Whackamole Hanover (Brent Holland), Silent Swing (Mark MacDonald) and Here We Go Again completing the cashers.

Annie’swesterncard, a 7-year-old Western Hanover gelding co-owned (as Burke Racing) by trainer Ron Burke, Weaver Bruscemi, M1 and Panhellenic Stables, returned $5 for his first win in three season’s starts. The exacta paid $20.40, with the triple returning $221.00.