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Buck I St Pat Jogs In Miss Versatility
After throwing in a clunker in last weekend’s final of the Armbro
Flight Stake at Mohawk Racetrack,
Buck I St Pat bounced back with an ultra-impressive score in the
second leg of the Miss Versatility Trotting Series on Sunday at
Tioga Downs.
The Ron Burke-trained six-year-old daughter of Jailhouse Jesse-Name
It Something trailed throughout before using her patented closing
kick to freeze the teletimer in 1:53.1 – the fastest trotting mile
in the history of Tioga Downs.
Classic Lane charged to the lead for driver Mike Lachance, who laid
down an opening panel in :27.4 before coming under attack from Lavec
Dream, last weekend’s upset winner in the Armbro Flight Stake. Those
two were first and second through middle panels of :56.4 and 1:24.4
before they felt the wrath of Buck I St Pat.
Tim Tetrick wheeled the multi-talented miss to the three-wide path
going into the final turn while sitting last, and she circled foes
like they were standing still. She powered away to win in 1:53.1
over Classic Lane, who held for the runner-up spot, and Up Front
Hotsey.
“It worked out good, there was some speed up front and this mare has
a vicious quarter mile in her,” said Tetrick afterwards. “She can
really fly home. If I raced her like a human being like that in
Canada, she probably would have win up there, too. If you can save
her for the first three quarters of a mile, she’ll give you a heck
of a kick. From the three-quarter pole on you can just keep going
with her and she’ll fly home.”
It was the fifth win of the season in 10 tries for the 36-time
winner, who races for the partnership of Howard Taylor, Edwin Gold,
Abraham Basen and Ron Fuller. The lion’s share of the $25,000 purse
bumped her lifetime earnings to $1,124,800.
Vernon Downs will host the third leg of the Miss Versatility
Trotting Series on September 18, with the $100,000 (est.) final at
the Delaware County Fairgrounds on September 24.
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