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Warrawee Kay fastest in four divisions at The Red Mile

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September 24, 2008

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Warrawee Kay paced to a career-best 1:51.3 victory in the first of four $96,600 Bluegrass divisions for 2-year-old fillies Wednesday afternoon at The Red Mile. Driven by Ron Pierce, Warrawee Kay easily held off the late rally of runner-up West Of LA, who started from post nine with Steve Condren, and the Brian Sears-driven Campus Cutie.

Trained by Steve Elliott, Warrawee Kay won for the fourth time in seven starts, increasing her earnings to more than $155,000. Her biggest prior check came via a second-place finish in the $300,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final in late August at The Red Mile.

A daughter of Real Desire, Warrawee Kay is owned by Alan Keith of Pataskata, Ohio.

The second split went to Precious Stone, who also set a career best with her 1:52.3 effort for driver Mike Lachance. The daughter of Western Ideal was game down the stretch as she held off the determined bid by runner-up Up Front Noel and driver Andrew McCarthy. That's The Plan took third for Jody Jamieson.

The win was the fourth in eight starts for Precious Stone, who is trained by Richard "Nifty" Norman for owner Brittany Farms of Versailles, Ky.

Ron Pierce popped the pocket with Perfectionist midway through the final turn and then the daughter of Western Ideal outgamed Backstreet Sweetie and Mike Saftic to the wire to win the third Bluegrass split. The winning time of 1:53.2 was a career best for the Jimmy Takter trainee, and her second winner's circle trip in eight starts. Notjustaprettyface was third for Jody Jamieson.

"She's very quick and has a good gait," said Takter in the winner's circle.

Brittany Farms bred and owns the winner, who more than doubled her earnings to more than $85,000.

Pierce wrapped up the Bluegrass splits with a 1:52.1 victory with Thou Shalt Not in the final division. Finishing second behind the daughter of Real Desire was Hawaiian Drink and driver Saftic, with Shanghai Lil and Dan Shetler third.

The time was a career best for Thou Shalt Not, who is trained by Erv Miller for owners John Carver, Mystical Marker Farms and Andy Willinger. The win was her second in 10 attempts, increasing her earnings to more than $98,000.

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