Half of Mohawk Racetrack's eight-race qualifying session on Tuesday morning was dedicated to the babies, as the two-year-olds stepped out to contest the opening four dashes on the docket. One of the winners was a full brother to a $1.4 million earner. The session also saw the return of a 2010 Breeders Crown winner
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In rein to her trainer, Mark Steacy, bay filly Miss Majestic (Majestic Son--Gypsys Bonnie, by Cumin) closed on her Race 1 rivals and got up to record a three-quarters of one length victory in 2:03 over the 'fast' track. The mile was the filly's first-ever charted line.
Sullys Glide (Glidemaster--Miss Blizzard, by Malabar Man) turned the trick in Race 2 for the combination of trainer Ben Baillargeon and driver Mario Baillargeon, who recently recorded his 7,000th career driving victory. The brown colt started from Post 7, tripped the timer at the opening quarter while overland and led the rest of the way. He held on for a head victory in 2:03.1. The effort was also the colt's first-ever charted line.
The familiar combo of driver Jody Jamieson and trainer Jeff Gillis captured Race 3 with Prized Fighter (Duke Of York--Concher, by Pine Chip), who tripped the final timer in 2:02. The bay gelding started from Post 4 and was first up through the latter stages of the second quarter and along the final turn. Prized Fighter made the lead past the three quarters of a mile marker and went on to win by three-quarters of one length. The win was the second consecutive qualifying victory for Prized Fighter, who is out of the same dam as $200,000 winner Southfork.
My Lucky Killean, a full brother to millionaire Our Lucky Killean p,5,1:49.4s ($1,404,950) was tops in Race 4 for the trainer-driver duo of Daniel Martin and Sylvain Filion. My Lucky Killean (Camluck--Our Emblem, by Life Sign) left from Post 5 and was on the engine through fractions of :30.4, 1:00.3 and 1:28.4. The bay colt came home with a 29-second final panel to notch a one and a quarter-length victory in 1:57.4. The performance was the colt's career charted debut.
Last season's Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Filly Trot winner Martiniontherocks recorded her first charted line of the 2011 campaign during Race 5. After having worked out a two-hole trip through the opening half-mile, the Dustin Jones-trained and Sylvain Filion-driven daughter of Conway Hall found herself in third at the three-quarters. The career winner of four of 10 races and $414,515 in purses kicked home with a :28.4 final quarter to get up for a one-length victory in 1:58.
The other victorious horses during the qualifying session were Look Cheap (1:55.1), Winford Hanover (1:59) and Waffles And Cream (1:53.1).
For results from Mohawk's Tuesday qualifying session, click the following link: Tuesday Results - Mohawk Racetrack (Qualifiers).