A pair of $30,556 upper-level conditioned events topped the Tuesday (April 29) afternoon card at Plainridge Park and both were won by the driver/trainer/owner combination of Brett Beckwith, Jeff Cullipher and Pollack Racing and providing Jeff Cullipher his 2,000th career training victory.
Needing two wins entering the card, Cullipher scored the first victory in the trotting feature when Seven Sins tripped-out to his third win of the year.
Seven Sins sat a pocket trip behind the front-running Remember Titans (Drew Monti) who gave a parking ticket to Yucatan Party Man (Mitchell Cushing) through quarters of :28 and :57.3. As they made their way to three-quarters, Yucatan Party Man began to fade, but Four Sixes (Nick Graffam) made a charge at the leader and pushed the issue during the :27.3 third panel. Four Sixes then made a break at the top of the last turn and that left Seven Sins a clear path out of the box, who then took direct aim at Remember Titans and ran him down by a 1-1/2 lengths at the wire to win in 1:55.4.
Seven Sins paid $7.40.
Later when the pacers lined up, Sport Secret took no prisoners and dominated while posting the fastest pacing mile of the meet while securing the milestone score for his trainer.
Sport Secret seated Grey Horizon (Mitchell Cushing) and Naturally Gifted A (Kevin Switzer Jr.) before taking command of the race and leading the single-file field through quarters of :27.1, :55.4 and 1:22.4. After making his way around the final bend with no serious challenges, Sport Secret reached the top of the stretch, shifted gears and paced away under wraps by 2-1/2 lengths to win in 1:50.2.
Sport Secret returned $4.00.
Cullipher entered 2025 off a career year for his stable in 2024, winning 340 races while banking over $6.7 million racing across North America. For his career, Cullipher is knocking on the door of having sent out 12,000 startings, earning over $32.7 million over his career.
Brett Beckwith also ended the day as the leading driver after getting his third win with Shadows Shadow (1:54.4, $3.40) to score the hat trick in the bike.
Racing resumes at Plainridge Park on Thursday (May 1) at 4 p.m. when the track will host a Grand Circuit event, the $100,000 USD Paul Revere Stake for three-year-old pacers.
(With files from The Standardbred Owners of Massachesetts)