Pansexual continued to dominate the Horace Martin Memorial Pacing Series by gaining his third consecutive win in the $5,000 stakes event last night at Colonial Downs.
Racing secretary Craig Andow creatively made each leg a different distance, and Pansexual has had no problem whether the race has been short or long. After winning at the five-eighths distance by one length, and even more convincingly at a full mile, the seven-year-old Panderosa gelding had no difficulty at three-quarters of a mile distance last night.
Driver Chuck Perry unsurprisingly took Pansexual to the front and his pacer triggered quarter panels of :26.4 and :55.3 before coming home easily in 1:23, three lengths in front of Honey Is That You. Trainer Benjamin Gasque conditions Pansexual for John Dixon of Mardela Springs, Maryland. Western Duke finished third.
In other action Tuesday, Becky Zubkoff scored a training double with Joint Crusade in the final dash of the evening and Bacon Hill Bandit in Race 5. With 16 wins now at Colonial this fall, she pulled into a tie with Charlie Dunavant atop the training standings.
Ron McLenaghan, a longtime competitor at the New Kent oval, had one of his biggest wins ever, from a payoff perspective at least. The 55-year-old Providence Forge, Virginia resident drove A Canuck Eh to an upset victory in the fourth race and the seven-year-old Albert gelding paid $110.60 to win.
Colonial Downs will present a 10-race program of racing this evening (Wednesday, October 21) beginning at 5:00 p.m.
(With files from Colonial)