Feeling You out-paced Androvette in a showdown between two of racing’s best aged pacing mares, winning Friday night’s featured Preferred Handicap Pace at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in the process. The race carried a purse of $25,000.
Leaving from post position No. 5 in a field of seven as the 4-5 favourite, Feeling You (Cambest-Ripreza Hanover), a six-year-old mare who is the pride of the Amber Buter barn, grabbed the lead early for driver Tyler Buter. From the half-mile on she was challenged first-over by top divisional rival Anndrovette. The two mares staged a mini preview of the Breeders Crown action coming up at Pocono in the coming weeks, duelling in the stretch with Feeling You prevailing by a head in 1:50. Fashion Mystery finished further back in third.
Feeling You, owned by Stephen Oldford, Oldford Farms LLC, and Tyler Buter, won for the 10th time in 22 races this year. The victory was the 34th of her career and pushed her lifetime earnings to $954,096.
(Pocono Downs)