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Arch Madness rebounds

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June 16, 2007 Send To A Friend  | Print View

Arch Madness used a huge final-quarter kick to capture tonight’s $50,000 Goodtimes Stakes Consolation at Mohawk in a lifetime best clocking of 1:53.4.

The colt rebounded brilliantly after making a miscue at the start of his elimination last Saturday night. In that race, he recovered to finish a close third, just missing a qualifying spot for the rich final.

Tonight, with Steve Condren taking over the driving duties, the son of Balanced Image was eased away in fifth through the first quarter of :27.1. A hard-used Prayer I Am was on the lead at that point and continued on top through splits of :56.4 and 1:25.1 while coming under pressure from the first-over Andover Mark.

As the field neared the top of the stretch, Condren had worked his way into a good striking spot, but then had to go around stalled cover as Andover Mark began to tire. Out in the four-wide path at that point, Arch Madness dug in right to the wire and managed to prevail by a neck over Beer Budget who had his first on-the-board finish this season. Prayer I Am finished a game third.

“I saw him (Arch Madness) race last week and the way he recovered after the start was really impressive,” said driver Steve Condren. “The girls that work for Trond (trainer Trond Smedshammer) said he was a little tricky in behind the gate and just to be a bit careful with him. Once he got away cleanly, he was perfect. That was a big effort considering we were probably over the half in around :58 seconds.”

The victory was the third in five outings this season for the colt who is owned by Marc Goldberg and Willow Pond LLC of New York. Arch Madness has blossomed after a rookie season in which he raced twice, missing the board both times. He is eligible to The Canadian Trotting Classic later this summer at Mohawk.

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