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Monday, November 16, 2020

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Watson Racing made up for lost time this past week at Derby Lane.

Despite having two of its seven live-racing performances canceled by Tropical Storm Eta, Watson Racing recorded kennel-leading 11 victories to climb into second place in the win standings.

One of 14 kennels at Derby Lane, Watson Racing won at least once on every card – capped by a five-win performance on Saturday’s matinee - to improve its win total to 194 under the leadership of kennel manager-trainer Alan Friedman. Watson Racing only trails three-time kennel champion Everett Racing, which leads with 199.

The six-month meet is scheduled to end Dec. 27.

Floyd kennel was the only other operation to reach double-digit wins for the week with 10.

Capabal kennel is third in the standings with 191 victories, followed by reigning champion Lester Raines at 188 and Abernathy at 177.

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Don Jensen

I have been a sports writer in the newspaper industry for 40 years: working in Florida, Maryland and Virginia. I moved to Florida in 1984 after serving as the publicity director of Charles Town Race Track, a thoroughbred facility in West Virginia. I reside in Tampa, Fla., and cover the Tampa Bay area parimutuel scene – both greyhounds and thoroughbreds – and write about high school sports for the Tampa Bay Times.