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Green River Gorge Wins Haston Memorial
Green River Gorge, controlled by Rick Schaut, turned in a commanding performance to win the Gregg Haston Memorial Saturday, May 24 at Hoosier Park. Green River Gorge crossed the line in a personal best time of 1:50.0 in the $25,000 event.
Rebelman and Tim Tetrick had an early lead from the center as the field raced four wide into the first turn. Rebelman held the lead at the quarter-mile mark in :26.0. Racing down the backstretch, Pop Z Pop and Jody Jamieson headed to the lead as they crossed the halfway mark in :55.1. 
After the half, Green River Gorge made his move to the outside first-over with Chief Silverheels and Ross Leonard right at his back. Heading into the stretch, Pop Z Pop was put under pressure by Green River Gorge, who then fired to the lead for the final quarter.
It was a close race to the finish line. Robin I Scoot slipped to the inside of Rebelman and almost grabbed the win from Green River Gorge. A photo for win proved Green River Gorge as the winner by only a nose. Rebelman came in third.
“The outside horse generally has a little advantage so that’s what I was counting on toward the end,” said Schaut. “He (Green River Gorge) is a very tough horse. He gives it what he has and that is all that I can ask for.”
The victory marked the third win of the season for Green River Gorge. The four-year-old gelded son of The Panderosa is owned by Mary Dawson of Iaeger, WV. Schaut trains the horse, who increased his career earnings to more than $76,000.
The race was held in honor of the late Gregg Haston. Haston had many driving titles around the Midwest before coming to Hoosier Park in 1994. The Indiana native made a quick impression at Hoosier Park by winning the inaugural race behind BK Bentley and holding both the driving and training titles the first season.
Haston won his 1,500th career race in 1996 at Hoosier Park. Later that year, he guided Viking Commander to a fourth place finish in the third Dan Patch Invitational. Less than a week later, Haston was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 36. The Invitational Pace is held each year during Dan Patch Night to honor is memory.
