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Friday, May 2, 2014

CEE BEE YES & FASTDOWNTHEHILL WIN LADY SUFFOLK DIVISIONS

CEE BEE YES & FASTDOWNTHEHILL WIN LADY SUFFOLK DIVISIONS

MANALAPAN, NJ – May 2, 2014 – A pair of New Jersey-sired fillies, a $200,000-earner and a first time starter, took the $33,075 divisions of the Lady Suffolk on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Freehold Raceway.

Cee Bee Yes [$2.20, $2.20, $2.10], a daughter of Muscles Yankee, coasted to a seven and a half length victory in the second division, the ninth race, in 2:00.3

At two, Cee Bee Yes collected four wins, three seconds and two thirds from 11 starts for earnings of $198,880.  The Julie Miller trainee opened her 2014 campaign in the Lady Suffolk with an easy wire-to-wire tally under command of driver Jason Bartlett.  Pinking of You was second and Mistresswithmuscle was 20 lengths back in third.

Cee Bee Yes picked up an additional $16,537 for James Allen of Vincentown, NJ and Douglas Allen of Southampton, NJ. 

Fastdownthehill, by Muscle Hill, was unraced at two and made the most of her maiden venture with a length and a half victory over Suegrabbitnrun.  Bella’s Spunkin was third by three and a quarter.

Donna Marshall trains Fastdownthehill who was driven to victory in 2:01 flat by Jim Marshall III, 

The filly races in the names of Richard and Regina Beinhauer of Venetia, PA and TLP Stable of Kearny, NJ.

The Lady Suffolk, restricted to three-year-old trotting fillies, debuted in 1960 and has been contested at Freehold since 1992.


--Carol Hodes for SBOANJ