Freshman trotting fillies were in action on Tuesday night at Balmoral Park as a field of 10 youngsters battled for spots in next Tuesday’s $135,000 American-National. The top eight finishers in the race will join Spread The Chips and Bether Always, who received byes into the final on an earnings basis.
Creamy Mimi and driver Andy Miller had no problem dispatching nine rivals. The elimination battle basically turned into a war of attrition with half of the starters making breaks by the time the field had reached the opening quarter-mile.
When all was said and done it was Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld’s Creamy Mimi who came out on top as she rolled to a 2-3/4 length victory in 1:57.1.
Sent to the front by driver Andy Miller, this $165,000 yearling purchase was never seriously challenged as she strolled through splits of :30.2, :59.2 and 1:29.2 en route to her second win in three career starts.
Along The Way (Mike Lachance) followed the winner's every move but was forced to settle for the bridesmaid role, while Carolling (D.R. Ackerman) was third.
Click here for the video of the race, sponsored by Peninsula Farms.
(Balmoral Park)
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