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Sail Away fastest in PASS splits

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August 21, 2007

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Four divisions of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes action highlighted the Monday card at Harrah�s Chester Casino and Racetrack, with 3-year-old filly pacers in the spotlight, and it was Sail Away who won the fastest division of the afternoon, pacing the mile in 1:53.1.

John Campbell pulled Sail Away, a Real Artist filly, at a half timed in :56, and challenged even-money favorite Western Graduate (Yannick Gingras) up the backstretch. The two raced as a team to the three-quarters in 1:25, and Sail Away took a short lead at the head of the stretch. The Richard Bilach trainee then held off a passing lane move from Elusive Prey (George Brennan) to win by a neck.

�When I asked her in the stretch, she dug in, and she was real game up to the wire,� said Campbell of Sail Away.

Campbell also drove the Teresa Raymond-trained Village Mirage ($65) to victory in the second division, finding a seam along the inside to pass a tiring Ciela Hanover (Brian Sears) after being trapped on the backstretch. The Ontario-based daughter of Western Hanover turned in a 1:54.3 effort.

In the first division, Captiva Island cleared to the lead for driver Tim Tetrick just after the quarter and held off pressure from a first-over Caviart Cameron (Sears). The Erv Miller trainee drew off late to win by 2 1/2 lengths, pacing the mile in 1:53.3.

Fiery Buckeye took the third division in 1:53.2, drawing clear at the head of the stretch for Gingras before holding off a hard-closing Little Miss Dragon (Campbell). Ron Burke trains the Dragon Again filly.

In the Open Handicap pace for fillies and mares, Dreams Are Great parlayed a pocket trip into a narrow victory, stopping the timer in 1:53.2 Eric Goodell tipped the 5-year-old daughter of Dream Away to the passing lane to overtake even-money favorite Badlands Iron Lady by a neck in the final strides. Joe Poliseno trains the career earner of over $300,000 for owners Joseph Jannuzzelli, Dana Steinberg, and Philip Steinberg. (Harrah's Chester)

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