Ken
Weingartner for Harness
Racing Communications
TORONTO, October 27…Favoured American Jewel, with Tim
Tetrick at the controls, took over from Economy Terror in early stretch and
went on to a one and one-quarter length win over a closing Shelliscape in the
$500,000 Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Filly Pace, Saturday at Woodbine
Racetrack.
It was the eighth win in 15 starts this year for the
daughter of American Ideal-Trim Hanover, as she completed the mile in
1:52.1. Longshot Big Mcdeal also rallied late for third.
Despite a monster two-year-old campaign which saw her win eight
of nine outings, American Jewel was the runner-up in year-end balloting for
divisional honours to Crown winner Economy Terror.
Saturday night, she was able to best that rival and her
other peers with a perfect trip from third, before being tipped out for the
stretch drive, as she first went by Economy Terror and then had more than
enough in reserve to hold the closers at bay.
Last week, American Jewel gutted out a nose decision over
Economy Terror in her 1:52.3 elim to allow her connections a choice of post
positions (post four) for the final, while Romantic Moment took the other elim
in a slightly faster 1:52.1. Both elim winners were trained
by Jimmy Takter for Brittany Farms.
“(In last week’s elim) My mare needed a good braven-up trip
and she got it,” explained Tetrick. “She really responded well off that.
I’m just really tickled with this mare. She deserves a Breeders Crown. She got
hurt last year and didn’t make it, but she made up for it tonight. I knew
there were some good horses behind me and I was first up into the wind. You
never know. My mare raced great. She held them off and she’s a champion.”
It was Romantic Moment who first burst to the front, taking
the field through a :26.2 opening quarter, before Economy Terror took
over before the half in :54.4, and still led through a 1:23.3 three-quarters
before being collared in early stretch and fading to seventh.
With the $250,000 winning pot, American Jewel now boasts
career earnings of $1,771,773 for her owner and breeder, Brittany Farms of
Versailles, Kentucky.
Sent postward the 8-5 choice, American Jewel returned $5.30,
$3.60 and $2.80, combining with Shelliscape ($7.50, $4.50) for a $33.20 (4-5)
exactor. A 4-5-2 (Big Mcdeal, $10.10 to show) triactor paid $355, while a
$1 superfecta [4-5-2-3 (Romantic Moment)] came back $839.65.
