The 8 year old Astreos mare in rein to Bruce
Aldrich, Jr. left the gate like a runner and easily grabbed
command on the first turn. From there Tracy’s Song passed the first
stanza in :28.3 and after Aldrich allowed Sixth Sense (Mike Forte) to fall in
behind him he just let his mare roll.
With no foreseeable challenges being made Tracy’s Song
paced the middle half of the mile in 1:00.3 and then cruised
through a :29.3 final quarter en route to an easy two length triumph in a
credible time of 1:58.4 over the soft racetrack. Sixth Sense held on for
second with Fortunes Smile getting the show dough for Kyle DiBenedetto.
Tracy’s Song won her fifth consecutive race after a fourth
place finish in her first seasonal start. Owned by Nancy Fugure she
paid $3.80 for win.
Trainer Bob Lounsbury was undaunted with Tracy’s Song having
to start from the eight hole and with good reason.
“We put her (Tracy’s song) in for $6,000 today, and ya’
know, we never had a problem with her starting on the far outside today,”
trainer Lounsbury said trying to hide a smile. “ During the past two weeks she
started each time on the outside (post seven) and won both races. She’s really
good right now and I guess they’ll all be gunning for us in the final..”
Unlike the relative romp in the first division the second
split was a barn-burner with a proverbial cavalry charge to the finish line.
The photo finish camera was needed to determine the winner when
Romi Mystic and driver Jimmy Marohn, Jr. rallied up the passing lane but their
charge fell short as the pace-setter Winsmith Mollie and Jimmy
Taggart Jr. held strong for a short head triumph. The final time was
2:00.1.Third place went to Biding Her Time, with Jimmy Devaux aboard.
It was the second consecutive Name Your Price Series victory
Winsmith Molly, a 6 year old Badlands Hanover mere owned by Dr. Scott Woogen,
Brenda Messenger and Phil Shapiro.
Trained by Gary Messenger, Winsmith Mollie paid $9.50
in the field that included two stable entries.
Next Monday the top point earners in the series will vie for
a $4000-added purse. Should there be enough entries a $3000 consolation will
also be presented .
