Two-year-old filly pacers contested the final of the Pocahontas late-closing series Monday at Harrah's Chester, with Royal Fortune (Vic Kirby) nailing 4-5 betting choice Artexpress (Tim Tetrick) at the line in a time of 1:53.2. The Cams Fortune filly from the Lester Walls barn returned a $25 win mutuel after finishing third and sixth in her two preliminary legs. In the Riverfront Ramble late-closing series final for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers, Sam Beegle’s First Rate (Tony Morgan) and Liteninstrikstwice (Cat Manzi) finished one-two, with First Rate stopping the timer in 1:53.3. The Real Artist gelding overtook his entrymate just after the quarter, and never looked back, winning by three parts of a length. After taking the world record for the fastest mile by a lady driver on a five-eighths mile track with Riki Road N Sunday in 1:52.3, Stacy Chiodo shaved two seconds off that record Monday—in addition to turning in the fastest mile by a lady driver on any size track—with Mighty Young Joe, stopping the timer in 1:50.3 in the 11th race.
The 4-year-old gelded son of Blissfull Hall got away fourth behind leader Southwind Jason (Pat Berry), who cut early fractions of :26.3 and :54.1. First-over past the half, Chiodo spent no time making the front with Mighty Young Joe, who she also trains.
“I really didn’t want to pull him, but I was sitting fourth and I needed to,” said trainer-driver Chiodo. “The horse in front of me was getting tired, and I knew I had him at point.”
Clear by nearly two after three-quarters in 1:22.4, Mighty Young Joe began to tire in front of rivals Lennox Blue Chip (Eric Goodell), Menno Boy (Tetrick), and Another Creation N (Jonathan Roberts). He was still able to muster a final quarter of :27.4, prevailing by three parts of a length to win in a lifetime-best 1:50.3.
“He was getting a little tired toward the end, but when the other horses got around him, he really dug in,” Chiodo added about the career earner of over $70,000. (Harrah's Chester)
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