It's My Show Steals The Spotlight In Little Brown Jug

September 22, 2023

Hunterton Born and Raised It's My Show stole the spotlight as the Linda Toscano trainee caught Seven Colors right at the wire to win the 78th edition of the Little Brown Jug, which featured a record $1 million purse for this Triple Crown event, on Thursday, Sept. 21 at Delaware County Fair.

Three-year-old pacing gelding It's My Show completed a Jug-Jugette sweep for Toscano and driver Scott Zeron after Ucandoit Blue Chip took the filly companion event on Wednesday for the duo.

"This has been a pretty good week," said an emotional Toscano in the winner's circle. "I don't know, this has been a race that's eluded me and a race that I've wanted for so long that I'm a little choked up, as you can see."

With the inside post advantage in $850,000 Little Brown Jug final featuring one trailer in a field of nine, Moment Is Here (Tim Tetrick) established the lead over Ken Hanover (David Miller) while their fellow elimination winner Cannibal (Yannick Gingras) pressed forward off the gate to their outside.

Cannibal went head-to-head with Moment Is Here through a sizzling :25.4 opening quarter, but was left parked out as the latter elim winner refused to give way on top.

Moment Is Here completed the first lap, leading to the half in :53.3 while 2-1 favourite Seven Colors (Dexter Dunn) moved up second-over behind Cannibal with eventual winner It's My Show spotted third-over after getting away sixth in the early going.

As Moment Is Here continued to lead the charge down the backstretch to three-quarters in 1:22 with Cannibal beginning to tire, Dunn sent half-mile track world champion Seven Colors three-wide to pick up the chase and took over command turning for home with It's My Show chasing off his cover and getting up on the line in 1:49 flat to steal the spotlight. Finishing 2-1/2 lengths behind, Ken Hanover, fresh off a 1:48.4 track record mile in his Jug elimination, took third over Moment Is Here.

It's My Show was sent postward at odds of 7-1 after finishing second to Cannibal in one of the three $50,000 elimination heats earlier in the afternoon and returned $16 to win.

"When you add in a trailer, it changes everything about a race," said Zeron when asked about his off-the-pace strategy. "Yannick timed the gate great going out of there and that made it easy for me to not try to leave. And honestly, I've been in the postion he was in, which is when you commit to the leave but there's no give and goes, you're two-hole goes by pretty quick. So when David closed up the hole, it was just tough for him.

"They were going at it [up front], but I was still way out of it. I needed a lot of things to go right and Seven Colors raced sensational, my guy just put his nose out."

It's My Show went over the million-dollar mark in career earnings for owners Richard Young of Boca Raton, Florida and Joanna Young of Coconut Creek, Florida.

The homebred Sweet Lou gelding out the champion Rocknroll Hanover mare, Put On A Show, is now nine-for-13 this year after going winless in eight starts as a freshman.

It's also been a year to remember for Zeron, who won his first Jug 11 years ago with the Casie Coleman-trained Micheals Power. It's My Show also gave the reinsman his second career victory in the $1 million North America Cup earlier this year at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

"There's been a lot of people that have been a big part of it," said Zeron. "This horse has made some amazing races for us."

The connections are hoping there's more to come with It's My Show, with plans to race next during the second week of The Red Mile's Grand Circuit stakes meet.

The Little Brown Jug is the third jewel in the Pacing Triple Crown. The first legs were won by Captain Batboy (Messenger Stakes) and Confederate (Cane Pace).

Recaps of the Jug elimination heats follow with coverage of the undercard available by clicking here.

Field Set For Little Brown Jug

Canadian-based three-year-old pacing gelding Moment Is Here kicked off the elimination heats for the 78th edition of the Little Brown Jug on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 21) at Delaware County Fair.

Picking up the catch drive, Tim Tetrick used the Bob McIntosh homebred's gate speed to establish the lead off the gate. Leaving from post five, Moment Is Here took command in the first turn and never looked back. The All Bets Off-Breathtacular gelding led through fractions of :26, :54 and 1:22.1 while shrugging off the first-over 4-5 favourite, Voukefalas (Jordan Stratton), and opening up in the stretch for the 1:50.1 victory. Hungry Angel Boy (Todd McCarthy) followed in the pocket and held on for second while Blue Hunt (Andrew McCarthy) got up for third along the pylons off a ground-saving trip, finishing just ahead of Loubet (David Miller), who rallied three-wide down the backside.

"I've never driven the horse. I went off what the connections said and watched his replays and they kept telling me he's as quick as a cat," said Tetrick. "He was pretty quick off the car; we jumped out of there good. It was a strong quarter of :26, but we got to control it from there and it was a good race for him.

"He did put in a long step [in the first turn], but we were smoking pretty hard. I wanted to try to get there and get control and that way I could get around Todd [McCarthy and Hungry Angel Boy] in the first turn.

"He was really good, paced all the way to the wire, would've gone more if I needed to but we're going for a lot of money and we've got to save what we can."

Making his stateside debut following a Grand Circuit stakes runner-up finish in the Simcoe on Sept. 9 at his home track of Woodbine Mohawk Park, Moment Is Here was sent postward at odds of 5-1 and returned $12.80 to his backers.

The win was his fourth of the season from 16 starts and his sixth career victory, bumping his bankroll to $472,589.

Moment Is Here is owned by Robert McIntosh Stables Inc. of Windsor, Ont., Al McIntosh Holdings Inc. of Leamington, Ont., Mardon Stables of Loretto, Ont., and Frank Baldachino of Harvey Cedars, New Jersey.

According to reports from Delaware County Fair, McIntosh was unable to attend today's races after sustaining a hip injury.

Ken Hanover hasn't been staked to some of the bigger events for three-year-old male pacers in 2023, but the sophomore pacer etched his name into the Delaware County Fair record books with the fastest mile ever paced in the Little Brown Jug by picking off half-mile track world champion Seven Colors in the second $50,000 Little Brown Jug elimination.

David Miller sat off the hot early pace, positioned in fifth as Thunder Hunter Joe (Tim Tetrick) set early fractions of :26.1 and :54 before favoured Seven Colors (Dexter Dunn) started his first-over forge. Miller followed Dunn's helmet with Ken Hanover, and kept as close as he could through a 1:21.3 third quarter and around the far turn. In the stretch, Miller asked his colt with Seven Colors appearing to have the win wrapped up. Ken Hanover obliged, closing with a late spurt to edge past Seven Colors in the final strides of a 1:48.4 track record mile. Thunder Hunter Joe stayed for third.

Roland 'Polie' Mallar trains and co-owns Ken Hanover (Captaintreacherous - KJs Justine) along with Patrick Leavitt of Buxton, Maine, William Jordan of Fryeberg, Maine, and 'Big Dee' Dennis Osterholt of Boyton Beach, Florida.

"He's always been a real good horse, and just like everybody else [Mallar] wanted to come to Delaware," said Miller in the winner's circle.

"I followed Dexter right up and I was thinking at the head of the stretch, 'I'm going to be second here.' I moved him off his back, and gave him a yell and he shot, like he just took off. I was really happy with him."

The win provided Ken Hanover with a new lifetime mark in his 11th lifetime victory, pushing his career earnings over the $410,000 mark. He paid $11.40 to win.

Cannibal delivered on his 4-5 pari-mutuel promise as a persistent leader in the third elimination heat with Yannick Gingras aboard for trainer Nancy Takter.

Leaving from the inside posts, Cannibal was quickest off the gate for Gingras with even-money It's My Show (Scott Zeron) following in second, but Bamboozler (Tony Hall) left hard from post five to make front over the favourites. His lead was short-lived though as Gingras retook command at the quarter pole in :26.2. The bettors' choice stole a second quarter breather to the half in :55.2 and continued to lead the field in single-file fashion to three-quarters in 1:22.2, where It's My Show took his shot but couldn't catch Cannibal through the stretch. Cannibal held clear of It's My Show down the lane for the 1:49.1 victory by 1-1/2 lengths while Redwood Hanover (James MacDonald) finished third.

"This is an interesting race to race in becase post positions are so important going into the eliminations, so obviously when we drew the rail, I was ecstatic about that because you're going to have more of an opportunity to control your own destiny," commented Takter after the race.

"The post position draw for the final is going to be important again, but hopefully we'll draw well. I think my colt should bounce back really well and have plenty left in the tank."

This year's Adios champion came into the eliminations off back-to-back Kentucky stakes victories and paid $3.80 to win. Cannibal improved to nine-for-11 on the season and now has a dozen wins lifetime with $469,978 earned.

The homebred Sweet Lou-No More Losses colt is owned by Diamond Creek Racing of Wellsville, Pennsylvania.

Stockade Seelster was scratched from the third elimination.

Post positions for the Little Brown Jug final are listed below. Elimination winners drew for posts one through three for the final. Second-place finishers drew for posts four through six and third-place finishers drew for spots seven through nine.

$850,000 Little Brown Jug
Post - Horse - Driver
1. Moment Is Here - Tim Tetrick
2. Ken Hanover - David Miller
3. Cannibal - Yannick Gingras
4. Seven Colors - Dexter Dunn
5. It's My Show - Scott Zeron
6. Hungry Angel Boy - Todd McCarthy
7. Blue Hunt - Andrew McCarthy
8. Redwood Hanover - James MacDonald
9. Thunder Hunter Joe - Jordan Stratton

Watch The Little Brown Jug

The 78th edition of the $1 million Little Brown Jug for three-year-old pacers headlines Thursday's 25-race card at the Delaware County Fair and live streaming of all the action will be available.

The $850,000 Little Brown Jug final will cap off the action-packed afternoon as Race 24 on the main wagering card, featuring the top three finishers from three elimination heats contested earlier in the day (Races 19, 20 & 21).

Voukefalas is the 2-1 morning line favourite with the inside draw in the first elimination with Jordan Stratton driving for trainer Michael Russo.

Thunder Hunter Joe is the early 5-2 favourite from the pylon post in the second elimination for driver Tim Tetrick and trainer Nicholas Devita. The second elimination includes the Canadian-campaigned Huntinthelastdolar and Burnout, both supplemented for $45,000.

It's My Show is the 9-5 favourite in the third elimination for trainer Linda Toscano with Scott Zeron driving from post position two. The field includes Canadian-based contender Redwood Hanover. O'Brien Award winner Stockade Seelster has been scratched.

The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will present a live stream of Thursday's action, which will begin at 11 a.m. Post time for the first non-betting race is 11 a.m., with the main wagering card starting at 11:30 a.m. The live stream will be available below.

A majority of the Jug Day card will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2 as a part of its “America’s Day at the Races,” produced by the New York Racing Association (NYRA). The broadcast window will be from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. and will feature Delaware’s Races 18-24.

For free program pages, click the following links: Non-Betting Program / Main Program

The complete fields for the elimination heats are listed below in post position order.

$50,000 Little Brown Jug Elimination #1 - Race 19
Post - Horse - Driver - Trainer - Morning Line Odds
1. Voukefalas - Jordan Stratton - Michael Russo - 2-1
2. Loubet - David Miller - Ron Burke - 5-1
3. Hungry Angel Boy - Todd McCarthy - Tony Alagna - 9-2
4. Blue Hunt - Andrew McCarthy - Deborah Daguet - 6-1
5. Moment Is Here - Tim Tetrick - Bob McIntosh - 4-1
6. Ants Matching - Dexter Dunn - Nancy Takter - 9-2

$50,000 Little Brown Jug Elimination #2 - Race 20
Post - Horse - Driver - Trainer - Morning Line Odds
1. Thunder Hunter Joe - Tim Tetrick - Nicholas Devita - 5-1
2. Huntinthelastdolar - Doug McNair - Gregg McNair - 3-1
3. Ervin Hanover - Ronnie Wrenn Jr. - Ron Burke - 6-1
4. Ken Hanover - David Miller - Roland Mallar - 5-1
5. Burnout - Sam Widger - Todd Luther - 9-2
6. Seven Colors - Dexter Dunn - Andrew Harris - 7-2

$50,000 Little Brown Jug Elimination #3 - Race 21
Post - Horse - Driver - Trainer - Morning Line Odds
1. Cannibal - Yannick Gingras - Nancy Takter - 2-1
2. It's My Show - Scott Zeron - Linda Toscano - 9-5
3. Redwood Hanover - James MacDonald - Anthony Beaton - 4-1
4. Stockade Seelster - David Miller - Dr. Ian Moore - 7-2 - Scratched
5. Bamboozler - Tony Hall - Virgil Morgan Jr. - 8-1
6. Bugaboo Lou - Chris Page - Ron Burke - 20-1

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Zephyr Kemp Leaves it Late in the Phil Langley Memorial

September 25, 2026

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Gobstopper wins $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final

September 21, 2026

Dexter Dunn notched his first in a hat trick of stakes wins when he secured a pocket seat with Gobstopper through an early shuffle and then zipped through an inside seam in the stretch to snag the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings at the Red Mile on Sunday night (Sept. 20). Dunn floated Gobstopper out of post 6 and found a helmet to follow in stablemate Blazin Lou (Todd McCarthy) as they ranged up toward early leader Seine (Joe Bongiorno) to a :27.3 first quarter. Blazin Lou swept to the lead with Gobstopper soon overtaking before Rumble And Sway (Tim Tetrick) slid forward to take control. Rumble And Sway clocked a :54.4 half and cruised through the final turn as Blazin Lou mounted another challenge for the lead first-up on the rim. Blazin Lou matched strides with Rumble And Sway by three-quarters in 1:23 before being rebuffed into the stretch. Rumble And Sway drifted when sprinting for the finish, giving Gobstopper a seam to dart through and seize control late in the race for a 1:50.2 win by a half-length. Seine charged through traffic to the center of the track to take second, with Rumble And Sway finishing third and Blue Eyed Stranger (Yannick Gingras) taking fourth. “Bit of action early there – he’s been really good in the sires stakes down here,” Dexter Dunn said. “We got the front, followed Timmy (Tetrick with Rumble And Sway) there, (and) once he got that gap up the straight, he really let down good.” Tony Dinges trains Gobstopper, a colt by Sweet Lou -Captiva Island, for owner Rick Berks, who purchased the colt from the 2025 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale for $75,000. Gobstopper has now won five races from eight starts and amassed $332,920 in earnings. He paid $6.30 to win.

Dog Dare You wins Kentucky Commonwealth Finals

September 21, 2026

Lexington KY — The Red Mile hosted eight $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series finals on the Monday afternoon (Sept. 21) card, where no favorite found the winner’s circle through the stakes action. Dexter Dunn swarmed off cover with longshot Dog Dare You past tiring rivals to upset in the $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings in a 1:51.1 mile. Crazygirlsburnsage (Josert Fonseca) grabbed the early lead before Totally Tyler (Yannick Gingras) brushed forward to take the lead through a :27.3 first quarter with Debonaire (Marvin Luna) following. Debonaire then slid to the top and promptly faced a rush from 2-5 favorite Night Agent (Andy McCarthy) as he shot up the rim to take the lead passing a :54.3 half. Dunn meanwhile pulled off the pylons from sixth and steadily advanced up the rim to catch cover as Crazygirlsburnsage angled back outside to challenge for the lead marching to three-quarters in 1:23. Crazygirlsburnsage tired in the stretch while Night Agent fought to hold command and Dog Dare You built steam off a covered trip. Dog Dare You thrusted to the lead and then held off a late rally from Totally Styler to win by a neck with Dunmire (Scott Zeron) closing from third-over for third. Night Agent held fourth. Chris Ryder trains Dog Dare You, a gelding by Bulldog Hanover -Tessa Hanover, for owners Robert Mondillo and Julie Nash. The gelding broke his maiden with the victory, which came in just the fifth start of his career, and has now earned $65,300. He paid $29.54 to win.

Illicit Behavior wins OSS Grassroots Div.

September 19, 2026

Hunterton Bred, Raised & Sold Illicit Behavior ($51) gutted out a tough stretch drive after an uncovered move to upset at 24-1 in the second split with Bob McClure at the lines Saturday, Sept. 19 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Shawn Steacy-trained Bettors Delight-Pettycoat Business colt took his third win in 15 seasonal outings.

Captain Arturovico wins Kentucky Sire Stakes

September 14, 2026

Lexington, KY – Hunterton Sold Captain Arturovico landed as odds-on favorite in their respective $35,000 third-preliminary divisions of Kentucky Sire Stakes at The Red Mile on Monday afternoon (Sept. 14). Ron Burke trainee Captain Arturovico (driven by Dexter Dunn) launched off a pocket ride and romped to a 1:48.4 score in the Kentucky Sire Stakes division for 4-year-old pacing males. Dunn settled from the pylon spot into a seat behind Damn The Torpedoes (Tim Tetrick) approaching a :27.1 first quarter and stayed put through a :54.2 half. He then angled from the pocket rounding past three-quarters in 1:22.4 and zipped away from the competition to cross the beam a 6-1/4-length winner chased by Somelousomewhere (Todd McCarthy) in second. Damn The Torpedoes settled for third and Whelk Blue Chip (Josh Sutton) took fourth. A 4-year-old gelding by Captaintreacherous -Tilikum, Captain Arturovico won his eighth race from 18 starts this season and his 20th race from 48 starts in his career, banking $604,319. He competes for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Larry Karr and Phil Collura. Sent the 2-5 favorite, he paid $2.40 to win.

Unreasonable coasts in Kentucky Sire Stakes

September 14, 2026

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Deuce Pop wins $15,000 Kentucky Golden Rod Series div.

September 13, 2026

Late in the card, Randy Jerrell pupil Hunterton Born & Raised Deuce Pop (Todd McCarthy) recorded his seventh straight victory when taking the second of two $15,000 Kentucky Golden Rod Series divisions for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings with a 1:54.1 effort at The Red Mile. Jerrell co-owns the Tactical Landing -Atlantic Crest colt, who has won 13 races from 26 starts in his career and banked $148,745, with partners Atlantic Trot Inc. and Steve Stewart. He paid $3.56 to win.

Zephyr Kemp upsets in Kentucky Championship Series

September 13, 2026

Lexington, KY — Odds-on favorite Miss Jum Jabber uncorked a wicked final quarter to cross the line first in her $80,000 fourth preliminary division of the Kentucky Championship Series while Hunterton Sold Zephyr Kemp landed a 53-1 shocker in the $80,000 fourth preliminary division of the Kentucky Championship Series for his cohort on Sunday night (Sept. 13) at The Red Mile. Zephyr Kemp (Todd McCarthy) foiled stablemate and odds-on favorite American Power (Dunn) in the Kentucky Championship Series division for trotting glamour boys and won as the third longest shot on the board in a 1:51.1 mile. Todd McCarthy planted Zephyr Kemp towards the middle of the pack as Captain Naughty (Gingras) fired for the lead and soon relinquished control to Silverstein (David Miller) in the early part of a :27.4 shuffle to the opening quarter. It Could Be Worse (Tim Tetrick) followed suit up the rim and looped around Silverstein before American Power brushed to the front through a :55 half, at which point McCarthy tipped Zephyr Kemp off the pylons to race uncovered into the far turn. Zephyr Kemp progressed up the rim and reached American Power’s wheel at three-quarters in 1:23.4 before pushing past the tiring leader in the stretch. Zephyr Kemp ground past his stubborn stablemate and kept a neck in front at the beam while American Power dug in to hold second. Silverstein swung off the pylons and rallied wide down the track for third with Inexpressable (Scott Zeron) closing from third-over for fourth. Marcus Melander trains Zephyr Kemp, a 3-year-old colt by Calgary Games-Southwind Adele, for owners Kemppi Stables Oy Inc., Suojalampi Stable Inc., PCW Racing LLC and Sjoeblom Racing Inc. The colt won his fourth race from 10 starts this season and his seventh race from 20 career starts, earning $248,550. He paid $108.58 to win.

Odds On Trickster wins the $100,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Gray Championship

September 12, 2026

Hunterton Bred, Raised & Sold Odds On Trickster (Hanners) took the 3-year-old filly pace in 1:51.1 for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. Leaving from post 5, Odds On Trickster was parked through the :27 opening quarter but comfortably led through the :55.3 half and 1:23.2 third quarter. Odds On Trickster cruised home in :27.4 to win by 4-1/2 lengths over Beach Babe Hanover (Irvine), who got up for second, with Odds On Dividend (Page) finishing third. Going off as the 8-5 second choice, Odds On Trickster paid $5.20 to win. “I liked this filly a lot; as a 2-year-old I told Dana (owner Parham) that she could be special, said Morgan. “As a 3-year-old this year, she got a late start … I think she’s put it behind her now and she’s a nice filly.” Odds On Trickster, by Lather Up out of the Western Terror mare Preppy Party Girl was a $50,000 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale purchase from breeder Steve Stewart. Owned by Odds On Racing, Odds On Trickster now has four wins in 12 starts and $84,840 in earnings.

Fragment heads triple for sire Huntsville in NYSS pacing finals

September 12, 2026

Yonkers, NY – Three-year-old colt Fragment became a two-time New York Sire Stakes champion and stallion Huntsville sired three of the four winners of the $300,000 NYSS finals for male and female pacers Saturday (Sept. 12) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Joining Fragment in earning NYSS pacing crowns were 3-year-old filly Savage Cindy, 2-year-old colt Bastonata Bluechip and 2-year-old filly Huntsvilles Honey. Fragment won the final for 3-year-old male pacers by 1 1/2 lengths over Hunting Glory in 1:54.2. Fearless Partners was third, followed to the finish by Unmatched Wisdom in fourth. Unmatched Wisdom, however, was disqualified and placed sixth for interfering with Cooperstown Boy in the opening quarter-mile. Hard To Forget was elevated from fifth to fourth and Cooperstown Boy from sixth to fifth. Unmatched Wisdom, who started from post six in the seven-horse field, was sent to the front by driver Leon Bailey, but his attempt to make the top was rebuffed on the first turn by Fragment, who left from post one, and driver Jason Bartlett. Unmatched Wisdom looked to drop into second behind Fragment and was ruled to have interfered with third-place Cooperstown Boy before eventually securing the pocket position. Fragment reached the opening quarter in 27.1 and set all the remaining fractions, hitting the half in 56 seconds and three-quarters in 1:24 while opening up a five-length advantage heading to the stretch. Hunting Glory and Fearless Partners fanned out wide from mid-pack on the final turn to give chase, but Fragment held on for his second NYSS title. “He got the victory just because he’s a good horse, but he’s not at all close to being what we think he is,” said Bartlett, who drove Fragment for trainer Petter Engblom. “We’re going to have to try to figure it out because he’s a lot better horse than that. He toughed it out despite not being on his game today. “I knew going to the half he was really on the bit, and when he’s like that, he’s not at his best. I knew he was taking a little bit out of himself going to the half, and I was a little worried about that. It kind of showed in the lane. The last quarter was only 30.2; I knew we weren’t coming fast. I was just trying to get as much clearance as I could because I felt him getting tired.” Fragment, who in June captured the Grade 2 MGM Grand Messenger Stakes at Yonkers, won for the fifth time in eight races this year and 14th time in 24 career starts. The triumph pushed the colt’s lifetime earnings over $1 million, to nearly $1.1 million. The son of Huntsville -The Show Returns is owned by Engblom Farm, Douglas Sipple, and Peaceful Acre Farm. He was bred by Steve Stewart, Black Creek Farm, Michael Robinson and South Mountain Stables. Sent off as the 1-5 favorite, Fragment paid $2.54 to win. The exacta returned $29.64 and the trifecta returned $308.40. Bailey came away with a NYSS champion in the final for 3-year-old female pacers, guiding a dominant performance by Savage Cindy in a 1:52.4 triumph. Ideal Beauty Queen finished second, eight-lengths back, while Saulsbrook Rolo was third and 2025 champ Liberty Style was fourth. Savage Cindy, the 7-5 favorite, went straight to the front and never looked back through fractions of 27, 54.4 and 1:22, and led by 13 lengths in the stretch. “I picked her up (two starts ago) and she’s just been so good on the front-end. There’s no end to her,” Bailey said. “I got the front pretty easy today, and when I did, we were taking no prisoners. Surreal Spirit came at me at the half, and it was a tough decision, but I already had (Savage Cindy) rolling and decided to just keep rolling. She does it so easy. She’s just an incredible filly and Cory has done a great job with her.” Savage Cindy is trained by Cory Stratton for breeder/owner Scarlett Stables. The daughter of Huntsville -Naughty Cindy won for the third consecutive start and fifth time in 10 races this season. For her career, she has won seven of 17 races and earned $457,052. She paid $4.80 to win. The exacta returned $45.46 and the trifecta returned $1,737.28. In the final for 2-year-old female pacers, Huntsvilles Honey swooped the field from sixth place on the final turn to post a 1:55.2 victory for driver Matt Kakaley and trainer George Ducharme. Phast Phyllis finished second, 2 3/4 lengths back, and Maxina came home third, just ahead of pace-setting even-money favorite Cowboy Candy. Cowboy Candy, with Bartlett in the sulky, worked her way to the lead from post eight just prior to reaching the opening quarter in a 27.1. She remained on top to the 56.2 half and 1:25.1 three-quarters while fending off first-over pressure from 8-5 second choice Annie O but was unable to maintain her advantage in the stretch. Huntsvilles Honey, who had to return to the paddock for a shoe repair that delayed the start of the race for several minutes, stormed through the lane to complete a 29.2 last quarter that was nearly a second faster than any of her competitors. “The race set up perfect for her, and she got the job done,” Kakaley said. “I was really disappointed with her at Saratoga in her last start (finishing third in a race won by Annie O). I talked to George about it because we expected her to be a little better finishing. She gave me the punch that I needed today.” Huntsvilles Honey is owned by breeder Joseph Trice. The daughter of Huntsville -Thats Incredible has won three of seven races this season and earned $212,073. “I just think the way the pace set up for her, she was able to get a better trip, and (the others) didn’t close as hard as they have been,” Ducharme said. “We just needed to get a break in the flow of the race, and it worked out in our favor today.” He added about the filly’s return to the paddock, “She had a shoe come off, and we had to get it put back on. I didn’t know if (the delay) was going to be good or bad for her, but we got through it, so all good.” Sent off at 9-1, Huntsvilles Honey paid $21.54 to win. The exacta with Phast Phyllis (25-1) returned $416.96 and the trifecta with Maxina (23-1) returned $8,753.46. In the final for 2-year-old male pacers, Bastonata Bluechip took the lead from 1-5 favorite Rose Run Cowboy at three-quarters, then fought through the stretch as Rose Run Cowboy rallied back, to hold on for a nose victory in 1:54.4. Free Agent finished a fast-closing third, just a half-length back, and Marie’s Jet was fourth. In a field reduced to five horses by two scratches, Man On A Hunt went to the lead off the gate before Bastonata Bluechip and driver Dexter Dunn moved to the point exiting the first turn. That advantage would be short-lived as Rose Run Cowboy came calling and was a parked-out leader at the quarter, reached in 27.3. From there, Rose Run Cowboy and driver Yannick Gingras remained on top to the 56.3 half, but Bastonata Bluechip made his move on the backstretch and was a parked-out leader as they got to three-quarters in 1:25.2, setting up the stretch showdown. “I wasn’t worried about mine,” winning trainer Travis Alexander said. “Mine was a little green when he made the front. I knew that once (Free Agent) came and he could sense him, he would go again. And that’s what he did. “The colt’s been good all summer; it just finally worked out. And having Dex never hurts, he’s the best in the game right now. The big thing for us is it’s the first crop of American Courage . He only has five babies racing, and one won a sire stakes final.” Bastonata Bluechip is a son of American Courage -Ascending owned by Joe P Racing, Fiddler’s Creek Stables, and Alexander Racing Stable. He was bred by Blue Chip Bloodstock. For the season, Bastonata Bluechip has won two of eight races and earned $235,187. Sent off as the 7-2 second choice, he paid $9.12. The exacta returned $17.66 and the trifecta returned $55.42.