By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
LEXINGTON, KY— Overdraft Volo brushed past Fine
Tuned Lady, sent off the 1-5 favorite, to pull off a 23-1 upset in the final of
five divisions for the $298,000 Bluegrass for two-year-old trotting fillies on
Friday, September 30 at The Red Mile.
Feed Your Head took the lead from Fine Tuned
Lady through a :28.4 opening quarter before losing it to her heading to the
half. Timed in :57.2, Fine Tuned Lady remained in control into the far turn, as
Overdraft Volo moved first over from fifth and charged towards the lead. She
moved into second after a 1:27.4 third quarter.
Fine Tuned Lady clung to command at the top of
the stretch, but Overdraft Volo soon edged passed and drew away to a two-length
victory, with Fine Tuned Lady finishing second and Feed Your Head third in
1:55.2.
Returning $49.20 to win, Overdraft Volo, by
Yankee Glide from the Tagliabue mare Bank Of Newport, won her second start in
seven this year, earning $47,097 for owners Pinske Stables and Kentuckiana Racing
Stable. She’s trained by Julie Miller and driven by Andy Miller.
Sweeping to the top after the half, Princess
Aurora held control as she trotted a 1:54.3 mile to win her Bluegrass division
as the 3-5 favorite.
Temple Ruins took the lead from Evelyn after a
:29 opening quarter, prompting Evelyn to pull from the pocket and take the
lead. Princess Aurora stalked the two from third, eventually edging first over
and rushing to the lead off a :57.2 half.
Chezatter, sitting fifth for most of the mile,
moved first over around the far turn. She moved into third while Princess
Aurora passed three-quarters in 1:27.2. Princess Aurora extended her lead
through the stretch, finishing in front of Chezatter and Evelyn.
Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld own the filly by
Cantab Hall out of the Muscles Yankee mare Vulcanize. Winning her third start
in eight this season, she has earned $75,276. Trained by Jimmy Takter and
driven by Yannick Gingras, she paid $3.40 to win.
“She’s out of a really top mare,” Marvin Katz
said. “[Vulcanize] was a tough mare for us to get in foal, and she was the
first filly we had from her, and we weren’t going to lose the opportunity of
that pedigree, so we were going to keep her.”
“She trained down with Jimmy’s, and that’s tough
company training down with Jimmy’s horses,” Katz also said. “She wasn’t at the
front end of the class, but he liked her, and it seems that she’s really
getting better. Yannick seemed really pleased with her tonight, and Jimmy has
been raving about her the last little while as well.”
“It was a bit of a rocky start,” Gingras said.
“Every time I drove her, some days she’d be running out a bit and some days
she’d be running in. Her gait has always been good; her issues were maybe in
her mind a little bit. It was all about getting her to be one-hundred percent,
and she definitely is right now.”
Onda Su stalked dueling leaders before circling
to the lead and coasting to a 1:55.4 victory over Myammie Drama and French
Press.
Future Secured led through a :28.4 first
quarter. Grandma’s Moni, the 6-5 favorite, was positioned fifth into the
backstretch before pulling first over at three-eighths. Matching strides with
Future Secured off a :57.2 half mile, Grandma’s Moni was left parked into the
far turn. She began to falter as Onda Su edged outside from fourth and rushed
three wide passed three-quarters in 1:25.2.
Onda Su powered by Future Secured in the
stretch. French Press, sitting fourth for most of the mile, fanned towards the
center of the track to take second, and was soon overtaken by Myammie Drama,
flying from last and cutting into Onda Su’s lead in the stretch. Onda Su, under
a hand drive, was two-lengths clear of Myammie Drama at the line.
Winning her third race in nine start this
season, Onda Su, by Muscle Massive from the Andover Hall mare Upfront Ob’s
Janet, has now compiled $55,981 in earnings for owners Frederick and Shirley
Schwartz and Onda Racing Stable LLC. Trained by Jim Campbell and driven by
Corey Callahan, she paid $11.20.
“She has run on me a couple of times and she ran
on Dave [Miller] in some qualifiers,” Corey Callahan said. “You kind of just
have to hold onto her. Jim [Campbell] made sure to find me in the paddock and
give me some good coaching pointers, and everything worked out.”
That’s All Moni outsprinted Hillarmbro through
the stretch to narrowly win her Bluegrass division in 1:54.4.
Sianna Hanover moved to the lead off a :28.1
quarter, with Hillarmbro sitting second and That’s All Moni third. After a :57
half, That’s All Moni initiated a first-over bid, carrying Cool Cates on her
back. That’s All Moni soon met strides with Sianna Hanover at three-quarters in
1:26.3.
Taking the lead midway through the stretch,
That’s All Moni was soon challenged by Hillarmbro, who slid up the pylons and
attempted to take the lead. That’s All Moni kept her nose in front, winning
over Hillarmbro and Cool Cates.
Paying $3.60 to win, That’s All Moni, by Cantab
Hall out of the Pine Chip mare Mom’s Millionaire, won her fourth race in eight
starts this season, compiling $203,123 in earnings for owners Brittany Farms,
Marvin Katz, and Al Libfeld. Trained by Jimmy Takter, Tim Tetrick was in the
bike.
“She’s got to be a little careful or she gets
away by herself sometimes,” Tim Tetrick said. “She starts to wander, ears up,
and she was really coming hard at the top of the lane; she almost wanted to
over-trot herself and I had to gather her up.”
Treviso drafted behind pacesetter and 1-5
favorite Broadway Idole and swung out of the pocket to take the lead and draw
off to a two-length victory in 1:54.1.
Southwind Avanti led through a :28.1 quarter
before losing the lead to Broadway Idole after a :57.2 half. Southwind Avanti
soon pulled first over, but stalled in her attempt to overtake Broadway Idole
at three-quarters in 1:26.
Faltering, Southwind Avanti made room for
Treviso to pull out of the pocket. She was on equal terms with Broadway Idole
midway through the stretch and eventually surpassed her. Effie Trinket closed
to finish third.
Owned by Klis Brothers Stable and Carrie Norris,
and trained and driven by Charlie Norris, Treviso, by Muscle Massive from the
Taurus Dream mare Valbonela, won her fourth race in eight tries this year,
earning $112,694. She paid $10.80.
“A couple starts back Yannick [Gingras] and I
got hooked up in the first turn and kind of jostled her a bit,” Charlie Norris
said. “And then last week, for the [Pennsylvania Sires Stakes] final, I had no
idea [why she broke]. I just turned to the gate and she just started hopping up
and down. Other than that, she has just been perfect all year.”
“I was happy to see Brett [Miller] come; I
didn’t want to be behind Marcus [Johansson],” Norris also said.
“She’ll come back next week for the
International [Stallion Stakes] and if she races good again next week we’ll go
to the Breeders Crown,” Norris also said.
Live racing resumes Saturday, October 1 at The
Red Mile with four divisions of the $294,000 Bluegrass Stakes for two-year-old
pacing fillies and five divisions of the $330,000 Bluegrass Stakes for
two-year-old pacing colts and geldings. First race post is 7:00pm.
