Pansexual scores in series final at Colonial

Pansexual drove by Brian’s Joy just past the quarter pole, got the lead and never looked back in winning the 1 1/4-mile final leg of the Horace Martin Memorial Pacing Series Tuesday night at Colonial Downs.

 

Pansexual, who had wins in all three prior legs, swept the series and earned his sixth win of the fall meet in the $6,200 finale. His Martin Series wins have all come at different distances--one was at a mile while the other pair were at five-eighths and three-quarters of a mile, respectively. The 7-year-old The Panderosa gelding was sent off as the 3-5 betting choice in a field of six on Tuesday, but the win did not come easy.

 

After nemesis Brian’s Joy posted the first fraction of :28.3, Pansexual took command and triggered the next three in :58.4, 1:28.2 and 1:57.3. George Filion, who owns, trains and drives Brian’s Joy, left the pocket in mid-stretch and went toe to toe with Pansexual right to the finish. Pansexual beat Filion’s pacer by a neck in 2:25.3 over a sloppy track on a dreary evening.

 

The winner, who is owned by John Dixon and trained by Ben Gasque, returned $3.20 to win. Brian’s Joy, a 6-year-old Prince Brian gelding, was second and Honey Is That You took third. (Colonial Downs)