By Ellen Harvey
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – August 5,
2017 -- Pasithea Face S and Tim Tetrick won the $176,250 Dr. John Steele
Memorial for trotting mares in 1:51.2 by two lengths for her first United
States win on Saturday afternoon at The Meadowlands.
Emoticom Hanover, driven by Daniel
Dube, got to the lead in a time of 27.3 for the first quarter but were soon
overtaken by Hannelore Hanover (Yannick Gingras), who had the lead at the 54.4
half, before Pasithea Face S came up to challenge at about the five eighths
mile mark. Those two trotted together around the final turn and in to the
stretch, with Emoticom Hanover looking to squeeze up the rail.
Pasithea Face trotted on to the
wire with mild urging for the win by two lengths, paying $9.60, $6.00,
$15.20. Caprice Hill ($15.60, $41.60] got up for second and Emoticom
Hanover ($23.00) was third.
“This horse is really strong, “
said Anders Strom, who races the five-year-old mare under his stable name of
Courant, Inc. “I thought she would do great by the mile track and so did
her trainer, Lutfi Kolgini in Sweden. We are friends with Jimmy (trainer
Takter), so of course this is a great option to come over and try to get
a big record for her before she goes to the breeding barn.”
Pasithea Face races in the red and
gold silks of her owner, designed for a simple reason, said Strom, “It’s
because my mom can’t really find my horses in the race, so that’s why we wear
this color for the horse.”
“I got to drive her two weeks ago
(in a second place finish in the Ms. Versatility) and I just loved her,” said
Tetrick. “It was her first start here and thought we’d go nice and easy
with her and she trotted strong to the wire. She did her job today.
Hannelore Hanover was the one to beat today. She didn’t have the best
day, but take nothing away from my mare, she was awesome.”
Odds on favorite Hannelore Hanover
faded to fourth.
Jimmy Takter trains the
winner for owners Courant, Inc. of Delray Beach, FL
