For the second consecutive week, Ladys Art won the Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Running Aces, besting a full field of nine for the lion's share of a $12,000 purse.
Reinsman Steve Wiseman, who also trains the five-year-old Art Major mare, was content to sit in the pocket throughout until tipping to the outside with a sixteenth of a mile left and collaring pacesetting Country Jewel (Nick Roland) by a neck in the final few strides. New Manhattan (Jason Ryan) finished third.
The 1:52.2 clocking was just one-fifth of a second slower than her track record-setting performance a week earlier.
Owned by Kenneth Seastrom and James Kouretas, Ladys Art now boasts 15 career victories and $113,709 in earnings.
Thats Mara (Kim Pluta) was impressive winning a $7,500 condition race in 1:53.1 on the undercard. The upset winner, who paid $40.40, was two and a half lengths better than Love Live Laugh (Tim Maier) and Free Girl (Rick Magee). It was the 10th career triumph for the five-year-old daughter of Lis Mara, who is owned by A Piece Of The Action LLC Stable and conditioned by George Reider.
(Running Aces)