The 2014 debut of O'Brien Award nominee Luck Be Withyou came a few weeks later than originally reported, but the colt surely made a statement with his Monday morning qualifier at Mohawk Racetrack.
With James MacDonald at the controls, Luck Be Withyou was all by himself through splits of :28.3, :57.3 and 1:26.2 leading by some 30 lengths at the top of the stretch. The mile was punctuated with a sizzling final quarter of :26.4 to hit the wire in 1:53.1.
"He was awesome," trainer Bill Cass told Trot Insider when reached for comment. "[James] said he just spoke to him at the head of the lane and he comes home in :26 and change."
Cass trains the Western Ideal - Trim Hanover colt for Toronto's John Craig. Luckbewithyou is ranked #2 in the Trot North America Cup Spring Book, at odds of 8-1.
To view the charts from Mohawk's Monday morning qualifying session, click the following link: Monday Qualifiers - Mohawk Racetrack.