Three-year-old colt pacer Always B Miki, the winner of four races in a row and eight of his last nine, will be supplemented to compete in the Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands Racetrack later this month.
Always B Miki has won 11 of 18 races this year and $782,207. For his career, the son of Always A Virgin-Artstopper has won 13 of 30 starts and $917,591.
He is owned by Bluewood Stable, Val D’Or Farms, and Roll The Dice Stable, which bred the colt. Joe Holloway trains Always B Miki.
The cost to supplement is $62,500.
“The partners have spoken and we all agree our plan is to supplement 'Miki' to the Breeders Crown,” ownership partner Mitchel Skolnick said. “The horse deserves a shot in the Breeders Crown. He’s done everything he can, he deserves to be there. That’s what it basically came down to.”
Always B Miki is coming off a 2-1/2 length win over Limelight Beach in last week’s $275,000 Monument Circle at Hoosier Park. His recent victories also include the Indiana Sire Stakes championship and a division of the Tattersalls Pace at The Red Mile.
The colt has not finished worse than second in 11 consecutive starts, including a runner-up effort to He’s Watching in the Meadowlands Pace despite being stuck on the outside throughout the race.
Always B Miki ranks fifth in earnings for all three-year-old pacers this season, behind McWicked, JK Endofanera, All Bets Off, and Hes Watching. Divisional honors could be decided by the final stakes races of the season.
“The Breeders Crown is more important (than division honours),” Skolnick said. “He’s done everything necessary to deserve the opportunity to race in the Breeders Crown. That’s the way we feel about it. We’ll see what happens after that.”
This story courtesy of Harness Racing Communications, a division of the U.S. Trotting Association. For more information, visit www.ustrotting.com.