Wholeftthegateopen sets new Colonial record

Jason Cribbs’ Wholeftthegateopen smashed the track record for aged gelding pacers with a 1:48.4 mile Sunday afternoon at Colonial Downs. 

Wholeftthegateopen ranged up to seize the lead after Tattler’s Jet led the five-horse field through an opening quarter in :26 flat. Wholeftthegateopen flew down the long Colonial backstretch to reach the half in :53.1 with Tattler’s Jet tracking closely in the pocket. 

Wholeftthegateopen kept pouring it on around the lone Colonial turn, leading the single-file field through a :27.2 quarter around the bend to cross the three-quarter fraction in 1:20.3 and emerge at the top of the stretch with a 1 ¼-length lead over Tattler’s Jet. 

Golden Mattjesty tipped out to launch a bid from third and Tattler’s Jet had something left between horses but Wholeftthegateopen had yet another gear left for the 1,300-foot stretch, quickly drawing clear in upper stretch and expanding his lead to the wire to prevail by 2 ½ lengths over Golden Mattjesty. 

Tattler’s Jet held well for third, another 2 ¾ lengths back.

Wholeftthegateopen scored his fifth win of the season for trainer Mitchell Small in the $10,000 winners over $15,000 handicap.  The 5-year-old Mattuity gelding now has seven wins from 38 lifetime starts. 

Wholeftthegateopen easily eclipsed the old track and world record for aged gelding pacers on a greater-than-one-mile track with the 1:48.4 clocking.  Megabucks N, Oneinamillion N and Spastic shared the old mark of 1:49.3. 

Small also trained Megabucks N. (Colonial Downs) 

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