By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
LEXINGTON,
KY— Brushing to the lead after the half, Jimmy Takter-trainee You Know You Do
cruised to a two-and-three-quarter length victory to take the first of five
divisions of the $366,000 Bluegrass Two-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Trot, named
“The Uncle Peter” sponsored by Hickory Lane Horse Farm, at The Red Mile on
Thursday, September 28.
Driver
Yannick Gingras positioned You Know You Do in third moving around the first
turn, stalking a :29.3 opening quarter set by Dawson Springs, who eventually
yielded to You Know You Do when he advanced uncovered through a :59.2 half to
take the lead. In front through three-quarters in 1:27.4, You Know You Do
strode clear of Dawson Springs chasing in second, with Don, off a rail trip,
finishing third, in a mile timed in 1:54.4.
Winning
his fifth race in nine starts, You Know You Do, by Muscle Hill out of the
Credit Winner mare You Want Me, earning $362,574 for owners Howard Taylor,
Order By Stables, Bud Hatfield, Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld, and Sam Goldband. He
returned $2.20 to win.
Seven
Iron pulled off a 12-1 upset off a second over trip, taking the second
Bluegrass split in 1:55.3.
Toast
Of Lindy led through a :29.3 opening quarter, with Johnny Victory getting away
second and U Need Stones third. Heading to the half, U Need Stones circled to
the lead, trotting a half in :58 while 6-5 favorite Patent Leather was flushed
first over by Seven Iron approaching the turn.
With
U Need Stones breaking on the lead heading to three-quarters, Patent Leather
drifted wide to take the lead in 1:27.4 while Toast Of Lindy slid up the inside
and Seven Iron rallied wide. Patent Leather maintained control in the stretch
as Seven Iron veered in and out attempting to surpass the leader, managing to
get a nose in front at the line while Johnny Victory checked in third.
By
Chapter Seven from the Cantab Hall mare Beyond Blue, Seven Iron, returning
$26.80 to win, won his second race in nine starts this season, compiling
$84,765 in earnings for owner Kenneth Jacobs. Linda Toscano trains and Tim
Tetrick was in the bike.
Commandeering
the pace, Fashionwoodchopper held control through the line, progressing to a
1:53.1 victory in the third Bluegrass split.
Met’s
Hall set the pace with a :27.4 first quarter, with For A Dreamer sitting the
pocket.
Fashionwoodchopper, fourth around the turn, edged first over, swooping
to the lead following a :57.1 half, leaving Fourth Dimension uncovered around
the turn, eventually to apply pressure to the new leader at three-quarters in
1:25. Fashionwoodchopper remained in front of Fourth Dimension as he struggled
to pass in the stretch, settling for second while Met’s Hall chased the pair in
third.
Competing
for Fashion Farms LLC, Fashionwoodchopper, by Donato Hanover out of the Muscles
Yankee mare Woodshopper, won his fourth race in seven starts, earning $204,618.
Trained by Jim Campbell and driven by David Miller, he paid $10.60 to win.
Rushing
off cover in the stretch, Crystal Fashion, also conditioned by Jim Campbell,
emerged victorious by a nose in 1:53.2 to take the fourth Bluegrass division.
Sent
the 7-5 favorite, Crystal Fashion floated away fifth as Can’t Afford It
dictated an uncontested pace, going splits of :28.1, :57.2, and 1:25.4 with
Farsetti Hanover drafting in the pocket. Tito, supplying cover to Crystal
Fashion before the half, stalled turning for home as Crystal Fashion tipped
three wide. Handily in front in the eighth pole, Can’t Afford It was soon
challenged by Crystal Fashion flying alongside into the sixteenth pole,
finishing second at the line while Farsetti Hanover chased in third.
A
gelding by Cantab Hall from the Tagliabue mare Window Willow, Crystal Fashion
won his third race in nine starts, earning $130,442 for owner Fashion Farms
LLC. Driven by Tim Tetrick, he paid $4.80 to win.
Jimmy
Takter took another Bluegrass split with Maxus, a Muscle Hill colt from the
Enjoy Lavec mare Gerri’s Joy, in 1:54 as the even-money favorite.
Getting
away third, Maxus sat off a :28.2 quarter set by Haveitalltogether. Moving into
the backstretch, Tim Tetrick tipped Maxus wide to brush to the front, hitting
the half in :56.4 and maintaining an uncontested lead through a 1:26
third-quarter.
Through
the stretch, Maxus lead under a hand drive while room opened at the rail for
Moosonee to trot into contention, taking second, and Sweet Talkin Hall trotted
down the center of the track off cover to take third.
Owned
by Christina Takter and Brixton Medical Inc., Maxus won his third race in 10
starts, earning $162,836. He paid $4.00 to win.
Grand
Circuit racing resumes at The Red Mile on Friday, September 29 with the
$330,000 Norman Woolworth Memorial Bluegrass Two-Year-Old Filly Trot, presented
by Arden Homestead Stable, E.T. Gerry & Peter Gerry, Margareta Wallenius,
Kleberg, Stoner Manor Inc., Menhammer Stuteri Ab, Continental Stables, Jorgen
Jahre Jr., and LST Stables. First-race post is set for 7:00 p.m. EDT.
