Chapsboots N Spurs posted her fifth straight victory by winning the $16,000 Mares Open Pace in a lifetime best time of 1:52.1 on Tuesday at Pompano Park.
The third race feature saw Biggest Big Bertha go right to the lead like she was shot out of the cannon. Leading by four lengths at the opening quarter mile in a blistering :26.3, Biggest Big Bertha held the field at bay with Chapsboots N Spurs and driver Wally Hennessey following in second place past the half mile marker in :54.3.
As they raced down the backstretch, Esmeralda Semalu started coming on the outside as Biggest Big Bertha hit the three-quarter mile marker in 1:22.3.
Sweeping three-wide on the final turn it looked like Esmeralda Semalu had the motion to win it all but as they came down the stretch she started to flatten out. Hennessey came charging up to pass by Biggest Big Bertha and win by one and one-half lengths. Biggest Big Bertha was second with Esmeralda Semalu third.
Owned by Don and Shirley Heck of Carmel, IN, and trained by Dan Hennessey, it was the 18th career win for their five-year-old mare by Stampede Hanover.
(Pompano Park)