In his first charted line since winning this year’s Hambletonian at The Meadowlands on August 2, Trixton powered to an impressive-looking qualifier Thursday morning at Pocono Downs in preparation for a northern road trip.
Trixton, a winner in 11 of his 17 starts and purses earnings in excess of $850,000, toured the Wilkes-Barre, PA oval in 1:52.4 for trainer/driver Jimmy Takter. The three-year-old son of Muscle Hill-Emilie Cas El sat third through first-half fractions of :28 and :56.4 before brushing to the lead and taking the field to the three-quarter pole in 1:25. He then used a :27.4 closing panel to win by 14-3/4 lengths.
"He was very good; he was awesome,” Takter told harnessracing.com. "I was able to sit third until down the backside when I moved him and he came home in :27 and a piece.”
Takter said Trixton's next starts are scheduled to be on Canadian soil. He's being pointed to the Simcoe on August 30 at Mohawk Racetrack, prepping for the Canadian Trotting Classic eliminations on September 6.