Pansexual drove by Brians Joy just past the quarter pole, got the lead and never looked back in winning the 1-1/4 mile final leg of the Horace Martin Memorial Pacing Series Tuesday night at Colonial Downs
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Pansexual, who had wins in all three prior legs, swept the series and earned his sixth win of the fall meet in the $6,200 finale. His “Martin” wins have all come at different distances---one was at a mile while the other pair were at five-eights and three-quarters of a mile respectively. The seven-year-old The Panderosa gelding was sent off as the 3-5 betting choice in a field of six on Tuesday, but the win did not come easy.
After nemesis Brians Joy posted the first fraction of :28.3, Pansexual took command and triggered the next three in :58.4, 1:28.2 and 1:57.3. George Filion, who owns, trains and drives Brians Joy, left the pocket in mid-stretch and went toe-to-toe with Pansexual right to the finish. Pansexual beat Filion’s pacer by a neck in 2:25.3 over a sloppy track on a dreary evening.
The winner, who is owned by John Dixon of Mardela Springs, Maryland and trained by Ben Gasque, returned $3.20 to win. Brians Joy, a six-year-old Prince Brian gelding, was second and Honey Is That You took third.
(Colonial Downs)