Cheyenne Knight came back from dead last in the early going to rally and win the featured Open Handicap Pace on Friday night at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
. The race carried a purse of $30,000.
Leaving from the No. 7 post in a field of nine as a 4-1 third betting choice, Cheyenne Knight, a four-year-old gelding from the barn of trainer Kimberly Asher, dropped to the back of the pack immediately and was still there as the field hit the quarter-mile marker. Driver Larry Stalbaum sent him to the outside in the front stretch third-over on the outside. Cheyenne Knight was still sixth at the three-quarter pole but moved up to fourth at the top of the stretch right behind a wall of horses. He then split two horses on the outside in a thrilling stretch drive to get up to win by a length in 1:52 on a sloppy track.
Blatantly Good finished second while Golden Receiver was third.
Cheyenne Knight, sired by Dragon Again and owned by Higo Iodice of Briarcliff manor, New York, won for the seventh time in 21 tries in 2009. The victory was the 15th of his career, pushing his career earnings over $126,000.
(Pocono Downs)