HAMBURG, N.Y. --- The old gal just keeps on chugging along.
Quicksilvercandy A, a spry 13-year-old mare, won her 13th race of the season
and easily took the $16,500 finale for the filly and mare pacers
($8,000-$12,500 category) in the Championship Claiming Series at Buffalo
Raceway on Wednesday night (July 19).
Amazingly, Quicksilvercandy A (Bad Bert-Forzett) has been in
the money 23 of 26 starts in 2017. With the victory, her Buffalo Raceway
earnings for the year are now at $66,629, the most since Golden Terror produced
$63,084 in 2011. It also the most wins at the Hamburg half-mile oval since
Ophiuchus N and That Horse JD each registered 12 in 2012 and 2016 respectively.
The triumph also sent driver Larry Stalbaum over the $1
million mark in purse earnings at Buffalo Raceway this year.
It was another gate-to-wire performance that got the job
done for Quicksilvercandy A. Leaving from the six post, she posted fractions of
28.4, 58.4 and 1:28.1 en route to a 1:57.1 victory. Quicksilvercandy A ($5.20)
beat Letsgosomewhere (Ron Beback Jr.) by 2-3/4 lengths with Springhouse Star
(John Cummings Jr.) taking third.
Owned by Stalbaum and trained by Kimberly Asher,
Quicksilvercandy A has earned $635,363 in her stellar career.
In the other division of the Championship Claiming Series,
Heavenly Place ($19.00) won the $11,500 title for the filly and mare pacers
($4,000-$6,000) as driver David McNeight III guided her to a nose decision over
Wacky Rei in a seasonal best 1:56.3.
Heavenly Place (Riverboat King-Angel Place), a 9-year-old
mare, is owned by Courtney McNeight and trained by David McNeight Jr. The win
was her sixth of the season and moved her earnings to $18,724 and $232,914
lifetime.
It was a slow and steady but effective journey for
Sportsmuffler as she took the scenic overland route to capture the
$10,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace. Sportsmuffler ($6.70) beat Classy Lane
Rose by two lengths in tying her seasonal mark of 1:54.4.
Sitting fourth at the half mile marker, Sportsmuffler
started her first over trip and methodically cut into the lead of the
pace-setting Voltina who posted splits of 28.2, 57.1 and 1:25.4.
Turning for home, Ray Fisher Jr. shifted Sportsmuffler into
a another gear and she responded perfectly by pacing away from the field.
Classy Lane Rose (Drew Monti) rallied for second and Voltina (John Cummings
Jr.) held on for third.
Owned by the Lav Racing Stable and trained by Steven Kiblin,
Sportsmuffler (Sportsmaster-Whatifthere'smores) is a 5-year-old mare who has
five wins in 26 tries this year. The victory bumped her seasonal winnings to
$25,734 and $179,178 lifetime.
Fisher Jr. and Monti finished the night with a driving
triples with Stalbaum getting a pair. Asher and Angelo Nappo finished with a
training doubles.
Racing will continue on Friday night at 5 p.m. with a 9-race
program scheduled. It will kickoff the final weekend of racing on the 2017
season at Buffalo Raceway.
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