The 3-year-old SJ's Caviar filly trotter Amy Kane remained undefeated in seven career starts by capturing a division of a $204,860 Pennsylvania Sires Stake Saturday at The Meadows, turning in a 1:57.2 victory. The PASS was contested over five divisions, with Hawaiianphotograph, Morguns Sweetheart, Classic Lane and Charged Freight taking the other splits. Dave Palone drove seven winners on the 17-race card, including four PASS divisions.
The event kicked off 2008 sires stakes racing at The Meadows, with purses statewide expected to double to $10 million this year.
Amy Kane won all four of her starts at two as well as two overnight events at Woodbine this year. As is her practice, she went right to the lead for Palone and won handily in 1:57.2, just two ticks off the stake record set by No Nonsense Woman in 1997. Kiss The Dice was 1-1/2 lengths back in second, with Prada Hall third.
John MacMillan, who trains Amy Kane for Percy Elkins, said the filly is professional and doesn't need the lead to win. "She's never been fully extended," said MacMillan, Rideau Carleton's leading trainer by wins and purses in 2007. “I think 1:57.2 is a good mile today for the conditions. Most of the drivers keep her out of trouble because she's generally bet off the board. They want to keep her clear of traffic. But you can take her off with two fingers. She'll do whatever you like." Hawaiianphotograph won a single race in nine starts at two but matured so much over the winter that Palone confidently mover her to the lead before the quarter. She prevailed in 1:57.3, 4-1/4 lengths better than AJ's Baby. Tobacco Bay was a distant third. "She was a nice filly last year, but she wasn't strong enough," said Bill Zendt, who trains the homebred daughter of S J's Photo for Shanamphilaniklou. "She still trotted pretty well last year, but she got a lot stronger. We've staked her pretty good."
Things looked bleak for Morguns Sweetheart heading into the stretch; she was shuffled back to fifth and appeared destined for a minor award. Palone got off the pylons just in time, then dived into the "Lightning Lane" with plenty of trot.
"I never popped the plugs on her - I didn't need to," Palone said. "I just needed to find my way out. I wanted to be extra careful with her because they took the hopples off. I almost got myself in trouble being too cautious. I had to zig and zag to find room, but she was loaded."
Buzzy Sholty trains Morguns Sweetheart, a daughter of Lindy Lane, for Sholty Stable. Drink N Drive was second by 1/2 length, with Tag Dancer's Filly a close-up third. The winning time was 1:59.3.(The Meadows)
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