Hawthorne Race Course featured a pair of divisions of leg three of the Plum Peachy Stakes on Friday evening (July 29). The Plum Peachy is for Illinois-bred three-year-old fillies and each division went with a field of six.
The first division was race three on the card and was contested over a track listed as 'good.' Whiskersonkittens was the favourite at post time for driver Todd Warren.
Whiskersonkittens left for the lead and she reached the opening quarter in :28.4. On the backstretch, Whiskersonkittens maintained her lead while tracked by Bucklegirl Bobette through the half in :59.2. On the turn, Bucklegirl Bobette moved to head Whiskersonkittens through three-quarters in 1:28.2. In the lane, Whiskersonkittens fought back and opened up, drawing clear by four lengths on the wire as the 1-9 choice. Lexington Lady closed late for second while Narcissistic finished third. The final time for the mile was 1:55.2.
Owned by Ronald Knupp and trained by Kim Roth, Whiskersonkittens returned $2.20, $2.10, and $2.10. Lexington Lady paid $4.20 and $3.20 while Narcissistic paid $4.20 to show.
Race six was the second division of the Plum Peachy and Char N Marg was the heavy favourite with Casey Leonard driving.
Early on, Dandys Diva moved to the front, but Char N Marg quickly took over through the quarter in :28.2. On the backside, the 1-9 favourite opened up a four-length advantage through the half in :58.2. On the turn, Char N Marg got a breather through three-quarters in 1:27.4. In the lane, Char N Marg was kept to task, holding clear by four lengths to earn her fourth straight victory. Ashlees Fine Lady finished second while LKs Nancy Lee was third. Char N Marg covered the mile in 1:55.1.
Owned by Quaid Racing LLC and trained by Nelson Willis, Char N Marg returned $2.20 and $2.10. Show wagering was cancelled on the race. Ashlees Fine Lady paid $3.80 to place.
(With files from Hawthorne Race Course)