Kaiser and Smarty Jones. Photo courtesy of Carly Kaiser

“COASTAL MOON tracked the pace setters most of the way, asked for run turning for home but was overwhelmed by outside runner, lost ground but fought back with a game performance… REBEL SPY trailed well off the rest of the field and hit his best stride late… RED POND was through after half a mile.”

The fourth race at Penn National on January 30, a $6,250 claimer, was won by Coastal Moon, a five-year-old son Malibu Moon. The even-money favorite was claimed out of his two-length victory, and with the exception of the horse’s connections and the evening die-hards who bet the race, it’s probably fair to say that not a lot of people were paying attention.

But among those who were, nobody watched the race more intently than Carly Kaiser, knowing that within a half hour, she’d have to deliver a concise, accurate summary of the race that would become its official record.

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