Breeders Crown 1st & 3rd for Pegasus Spur
Paramount Geegee easily won the $162,000 2YO Australasian Breeders Crown C&G Trot at Melton Sunday. The son of Pegasus Spur virtually lead from the start & never headed to score as he liked with a fellow Pegasus Spur, Sir Pegasus filling third place. This season he has earned connections $190,210 from 11 starts, which includes 9 wins. Aussie Made Lombo went down swinging in the 2YO fillies final running a close 3rd (head/head neck) after being 3 wide the middle then sitting in the death the daughter of Bettor’s was collared close to the line, her earnings now top the $300,00 this season.
Fashion Delight took out the $473,000 Woodrow Wilson at the Meadowlands last Friday. The 2YO son of Bettor’s won in 1:51.0 which is the 2nd fastest 2YO mile paced this season in the US. This win takes him to $275,950 from 5 starts 3 wins 1 second 1 third which also makes him the leading 2YO on earnings this season also.
See You At Peelers won a New York Sires Stakes $33,756 fillies pace in a track record time of 1:51.3 at the half mile Vernon Downs paceway, extending her winning sequence to 7 straight. The 2YO Bettor’s filly is now equal forth fastest 2YO in the US with two others including the American Ideal colt Great Vintage. Another daughter of Bettor’s, Asteria Blue Chip took out the next NYSS fillies race with American Ideal filly, Eagle Kelly running 2nd.
Daughter of American Ideal, Idyllic won the $100,529 Eternal Camnation Stakes for 2YO fillies at Mohawk Racetrack Saturday in 1:53.4 for Cassie Coleman who also trained her sire American Ideal. Idyllic popped off the fence close to home gaining a run 4 wide, after sitting behind the leader she finished with a powerful burst to score on the line.
Former Australian Bettor’s Delight, Kid Courageous had his first start in the US at Pocono Downs in an $24,000 Open Handicap last Saturday night running as the second favourite, the 6YO gelding closed late with a fast finishing sprint to gain 3rd in a time of 1:50.4. Kid Courageous left Australia as the 2nd fastest Southern Hemisphere bred Bettor’s Delight with all signs pointing to him making a real impression in the US for trainer Kimberly Asher.
