Power Of A Moment puts 7-race win streak on line at Maywood

The top 2-year-old pacers of both sexes in Illinois will be on display Friday night as the $56,650 Violet and $51,900 Cardinal share billing on a 14-race program at Maywood Park. Post time for the card is 7:10 pm (central).

 

Carded as race five on the program, the Violet is headed by the John Butenschoen trained and Stretch It Again Stables entry of Fox Valley Oracle and Fox Valley Angie. The stablemates who start from post positions one and five, respecively, have been installed as the 9-5 favorites among this group of eight.

 

Fox Valley Oracle was a game winner in last week’s elimination action, overcoming a grueling trip to win by a half-length in 1:58.4 over a sloppy track. The daughter of Sportsmaster-Our Golden Promise is now riding a two-race winning streak after capturing the Filly Orange & Blue Stake on Super Night at Balmoral Park.

 

Fox Valley Angie, the other half of the entry, also had a tough trip in her elimination and did well to finish third, just three-quarters of a length behind the winner Rolldownthehiway. This daughter of Sportsmaster-Assailed was third in the Filly Orange & Blue and she has also been a factor in most every start.

 

The Cardinal has been carded as the sixth race and this battle features division leader Power Of A Moment, who has been accorded the 2-1 morning line favoritism despite drawing the dreaded eight hole on the Maywood half-miler. The Erv Miller trained son of Cole Muffler-Panfastic has been on a roll, taking the Orange & Blue on Super Night, the Governor’s Cup Final in DuQuoin, and the State Fair Championship in Springfield.

 

Power Of A Moment comes into the Cardinal riding a seven-race winning streak and he has put together an eye-catching record of nine wins and three thirds in 12 starts with earnings of $238,900 for owners Leland Mathias, Bert Hochsprung and the Ervin Miller Stables. (Maywood Park)