Callies Sweetheart paced to a lifetime mark of 1:56.4 on Friday (September 19) at the Isle Pompano Park in winning her division of the Florida Sunshine State Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies. Trained and driven to victory by breeder/owner Melvyn Aylor, it was a tough, grind-it-out victory for Callies Sweetheart.
The third race $7,272 first division saw Dontbreakmyheart and driver Dan Clements go to the early lead with Bat Outta Bell (Tom Sells) settling in the pocket seat past the opening quarter in :29.1. Before the half-mile marker in :59, Aylor came first-over with Callies Sweetheart as they came charging after the race leaders.
By the three-quarter pole in 1:27.3, Callies Sweetheart was in second place behind Dontbreakmyheart but as they came down the stretch, Callies Sweetheart pulled the pocket, collared the race leader and went on to win by 1-1/4 lengths. Dontbreakmyheart was second with Bat Outta Bell third. It was the third win this year for Callies Sweetheart, a daughter of Mannart Howard-Calpurnia. In the fifth race, second division for 2-year-old pacing fillies, Howards Pride and driver Bruce Ranger came first-over in the backstretch and was able to wear down pacesetter Bling (Mel Turcotte) and the pocket-sitting Goldstar Rosie (Dan Clements) in a classic three-horse photo finish to win by a head in 1:57.3. Bling was second with Goldstar Rosie third. Also sired by Mannart Howard, out of Earned Respect, it was the second win this year and a lifetime mark for Howards Pride, who is trained by Mike Deters and owned by Mark Rorabeck. There was also a non-wagering division of the Sunshine State Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies. Scoring her fourth straight win was Alice Springs and driver Wally Hennessey by three open lengths in 1:56 over Allee T (Bruce Ranger) and Just Be Original (Walter Ross, Jr.). It was the 16th win in 17 career starts for the daughter of N Aboriginal. Tom Harmer trains Alice Springs for the Ciara Stables and Michael Polansky. (Pompano)
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