Track record holder A Ps Money Maker earned her second straight victory in the $38,000 Fillies & Mares Open Pace while Anderlecht made it three wins in a row in the $42,000 Open Pace on Saturday’s closing night at Mohawk Racetrack
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Fresh off a 1:49.1 track record setting score in last weekend’s edition of the Mares Open, the Travis Umphrey-trained A Ps Money Maker kicked off the night with a 1:51 victory in line to Rick Zeron, who scored a total of five wins on the 11-race program.
Voelz Hanover (Mario Baillargeon) left alertly from Post 4 and reached the opening quarter in :27-seconds. At that point, Meredith Maguire N and Luc Ouellette pulled the pocket and brushed to command before the three-eighths marker.
As ‘Meredith’ reached the half in :55.4, Zeron sent A Ps Money Maker first up from fifth and applied heavy pressure to the leading lady past three-quarters in 1:23.2. A Ps Money Maker blew past ‘Meredith’ in the stretch and kicked home in :27.3 for the two and a half length score in 1:51. Blissful Smile (Jack Moiseyev) edged out Voelz Hanover for second.
A Ps Money Maker paid $3.50 as the bettor’s choice. The five-year-old Cardmaster Hanover-Mint Kondition mare, a winner of six races in 23 starts and nearly $270,000 this year, is owned by Terry Hamilton of Lethbridge, Joe Tinelli of St. Albert and the Shir Win Racing Stable of Edmonton, Alta. A winner of 19 races lifetime, A Ps Money Maker boasts a bankroll totaling $576,088.
Anderlecht made a successful transition to the Open class with his 1:50.3 victory for driver Phil Hudon and trainer Igor Vrablic.
Anderlecht sped off the gate from Post 4 parking Mr Apples (Mario Baillargeon) from the next spot over in a :26-second opening quarter. Mr Apples found room to duck into the pocket and followed Anderlecht the rest of the way through middle stations of :54.3 and 1:22.1.
Anderlecht built up a three-length lead by three-quarters and was good to go for the stretch drive. He coasted home in :28.2 for the one and a half length victory in 1:50.3. Keystone Horatio (Randy Waples) rallied off cover to get second and Get Out Of Dodge (Rick Zeron) followed for third over Mr Apples.
The winner returned $7.40 as the 5-2 second choice. He is owned by the Black Road Stable of Cambridge and the Point Zero Seven Racing of Burlington, Ont. The five-year-old son of Cams Card Shark-Princess Chablis earned his sixth win in 22 starts and pushed his earnings to nearly $184,000. Also a winner of 19 races lifetime, Anderlecht now boasts $557,615 in career winnings.
The early Daily Double paid $15.30.
Zeron also won with his pupil Earlsact ($16.80) and Mr Saratoga ($4.60) for trainer Tony Montini in the third and fourth races along with Mach Dreamer ($3.00) in the $25,000 Three-Year-Old Open for Murray Brethour and Smokeys Luck ($5.10) in the 10th for Montini. The resident of Oakville, Ont. has recorded 218 wins this year and 7,206 lifetime.
Live racing moves to Woodbine Racetrack on Monday, Oct. 18. First race post time is 7:20 p.m.
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