Courtesy of her 2:57.2 clocking in the recent one-and-a-half-mile Joe Lighthill Trot at Cal Expo, Silverlode established a new North American record for the distance over a mile track.
The 10-year-old California-bred British Sterling mare, who is owned by Medinah Racing and Kathie Plested, is trained by Plested and was handled by Steve Wiseman. She captured the Lighthill by three and one-quarter lengths in a sensational performance.
Silverlode, who has a slew of sire stakes trophies on her mantle, pushed her career bank account to $237,000 with the victory.
For the record, the previous standard for a mile and a half victory on a mile layout of 2:57.3 was jointly held by three trotters – Meadow Road (1985), Victors Pursuit (2006) Rev It Up (2012).
(With files from Cal Expo)