Continual Velocity parlayed a pocket trip into a stunning upset in Sunday night’s featured Preferred Pace for mares at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The race carried a purse of $25,000.
Continual Velocity (Real Artist-Extreme Velocity), a six-year-old mare from the Ron Burke barn, finished up the track in sixth in the same class a week ago, which is probably why she was a 32-1 shot from the inside post in a field of six on Sunday night. Yet driver Matt Kakaley found the pocket early, and Continual Velocity outpaced fast-closing Feeling You in the stretch to win by a neck in a career-best 1:50.2. Pacesetting American In Paris finished third while heavy favourite Shebestingin struggled to fifth.
Continual Velocity won for the fifth time in a dozen 2014 starts. It was her 26th career victory, pushing her lifetime earnings over $400,000.
(With files from Pocono Downs)