Skip To My Lou, driven by owner-trainer Joe Chindano, Jr., pushed his 2021 bankroll close to $50,000 with a sharp 1:52.1 score at Pompano Park on Monday (April 26). The occasion was the $13,000 Open Handicap Pace and Chindano gave Skip To My Lou crafty handling to out-kick Ideal Feeling (Kevin Wallis) in the final 16th to score by a length. Kinnder Jackson (Ken Holliday) used a ground-saving journey to finish third while Lyons Night Hawk was next over Saulsbrook Deputy. Prairie Panther made a miscue at the beginning to lose all chance in this classy million-dollar sextet. As the wings folded, Kinnder Jackson (Post 1) left well with Ideal Feeling (Post 6) while Skip To My Lou (Post 5) took a couple of seconds to decide whether to hide or go forward -- choosing the latter, smartly brushing forward to find a cozy spot back of Ideal Feeling around the initial turn and through fractions of :26.3, :55.4 and 1:24.3. He remained clear from the backside bid of Saulsbrook Deputy as that one mildly brushed forward on the backside.