After showing an explosive late kick to prevail in last week's sub-featured trot at Tioga Downs, I Love New York ($34.80) prevailed with a more extended bid in Saturday (June 7) evening's featured $14,000 Miracle Mile 1 event, sweeping past a pair of dueling pacesetters en route to a 1:55 victory.
The six-year-old Broadway Hall entire tracked from midfield as 2-1 favourite Lutetium (Greg Merton) rated a :56 half-mile. On the backstretch, Cold Certified (Aaron Byron) engaged Lutetium in an extended duel, while trainer/driver Bruce Clarke positioned I Love New York second-over on the approach to the far turn, fanning three-wide after a 1:24.4 three-quarter split. With the leading pair dueling into defeat, I Love New York swept to the fore, driven to hold sway from a deeper-closing In Your Room (Mike Simons) and the five-wide Bouncing Bax (Howard Parker), prevailing by three-quarters of a length.
Clarke co-owns I Love New York with John Coffey and Patricia Waldeck.
(Tioga Downs)