Old Fashioned Colt Debuts a Winner at the Fair Grounds

7th-FGX, $45,000, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 1:10 1/5, ft. 
+THE TRUNK MONKEY (c, 3, Old Fashioned–Susquehanna River, by Trippi) got his career off on a high note, scoring a battling neck victory Friday afternoon at the Fair Grounds. Armed with a cache of bullet morning trials, the gray son of the former Fox Hill runner was bet in half from his morning line of 3-1 into 7-5, but gave his backers some hesitation when he was off a bit tardy. Patiently handled by Rosie Napravnik, The Trunk Monkey advanced in traffic into third approaching the turn and had pacesetting Glacken Too (Smoke Glacken) in the crosshairs at the head of the stretch. The latter, a first-out second behind J “TDN Rising Star” J Unknown Road (Bernardini) Dec. 19, proved a stubborn rival on the engine, but The Trunk Monkey edged past late to score narrowly. Sales history: $110,000 yrl ’12 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,000. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. 
O-Fox Hill Farms Inc. B-Hope Hill Farm & Thomas McGreevy (PA). T-J Larry Jones.