Stmikes Kerryblues finished off a sweep of the Prospect Series preliminary rounds as he swooped three-wide to victory in the first $8,000 division of Leg 5B for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Flamboro Downs on Sunday, Sept. 21.
Damian MacLellan looked to leave with the gelding with post five, but Stmikes Kerryblues was rough-gaited heading into the first turn and the reinsman dropped him in third. Massedonia (Anthony Haughan) headed the field through :28.3 and :59 first-half panels but came under duress down the backstretch as Eight Way Roller (Samuel Fillion) popped the pocket and Stmikes Kerry Blues pulled widest to make it a three-across battle to three-quarters in 1:28.4. Stmikes Kerryblues was trotting best around the final turn, and he rolled past his rivals at the top of the stretch before drawing off to a 2-1/4-length victory in 1:58. Eight Way Roller finished second over Massedonia.
Stmikes Kerryblues went eight-for-eight in the Prospect Series regular season for trainer Kyle Fellows and is nine-for-16 overall on the season. The son of Green Manalishi S-Wilsonator has won 10 times and earned $69,783 in 27 lifetime starts for owners Yolanda Fellows of Rockwood, Ont., Edward Wilson of Seagrave, Ont., Steve McGill of Bewdley, Ont., and Patrick Dillon of Port Hope, Ont. He paid $2.40 to win.
Dagrassaintgreener ($6) dominated the second division for colts, winning by 3-1/4 lengths in 1:58.4 with Daryl Thiessen in the bike for trainer Keith Jones.
Tricky Trish ($13) won the first $8,000 split for sophomore filly trotters by three-quarters of a length in 1:58.2 for driver Fillion and trainer Rick Zeron. The second division went to the Stephen Bossence-trained Eartha K ($8), who won by 1-1/4 lengths in 2:00.2 with Thiessen in the bike.
The Prospect Series finals for three-year-olds are set for Oct. 3 at The Raceway at the Western Fair District.
To view Sunday’s harness racing results, click the following link: Sunday Results - Flamboro Downs.
(Standardbred Canada)