After a six-week absence, Allbeastnobeauty returned to the Hollywood Dayton Raceway winner's circle following a convincing 1:51 tally in the weekly $16,500 feature for female pacers on Friday (Dec. 20).
Aaron Merriman guided the four-year-old Sportsmaster mare to her seventh seasonal score and 23rd in her 65-race career, this one her second fastest ever...just one-fifth of a second off her record established in mid-September at Dayton.
Sent speeding off the wings of the gate, Allbeastnobeauty reached the quarter-mile marker in :26.3, the half in :55.2 and the three-quarter station in 1:22.3 before tacking on a final :28.2 panel to hold off the charge of even-money favourite Mildrix (Brett Miller). Eliza Dushku N (Mike Oosting) closed well after more than a month vacation from the races to grab the show dough.
Christi Noble conditions Allbeastnobeauty, who paid $5.60 to win, for the partnership of Tessa Roland and Eim Racing
(With files from Dayton)