Race 8
Pace, purse $45,451 (EX, P3, SU, TR, Z4)
BREEDERS CROWN PACE - ELIMINATION - OPEN.
                                                                                         Last
Horse                       HV PP    1/4     1/2     3/4     Stretch  Finish     Time    1/4  Driver           Odds   Trainer
5   Foiled Again(L)             5    3/6H    3/5Q    3@/2    2/HD     1/1H       1:50    27.2 Y Gingras        8.45   R Burke
7   Jk Endofanera               7    7/15T   7/13H   7@/7    7/5T     2/1H       1:50.1  26.3 B Miller         1.35*  J Takter
1   Arthur Blue Chip            1    2/3T    2/3     2/1T    3/2Q     3/2T       1:50.3  28   C Christoforou  17.05   Dr I Moore
3   Melmerby Beach(L)           3    1/3T    1/3     1/1T    1/HD     4/3Q       1:50.3  28.2 P Macdonell     27.35   Dr I Moore
4   Mcwicked(L)                 4    5/10H   5/9H    4@/3H   4/2Q     5/3T       1:50.4  28   C Callahan       4.00   C Coleman
2   Ultimate Beachboy           2    4/8H    4/7Q    5/3T    5/3T     6/5        1:51    28   M Kakaley       14.45   R Burke
6   Shamballa                   6    6/13H   6/11Q   6@/5H   6/4H     7/5        1:51    27.4 Ri Zeron         2.10   Ri Zeron

Time: 26.1, 54.2, 1:22.1, 1:50 (Temperature: 3, Condition: FT, Variant: 0)
1st  Foiled Again        (b,g,11 - Dragon Again-In A Safe Place-Artsplace)
                         Owner: Burke Racing Stable LLC,Fredericktown-Weaver Bruscemi LLC,Canonsburg,PA-
                         JJK Stables LLC,Fort Lauderdale,FL
2nd  Jk Endofanera       (b,h,4 - Art Major-Presidential Lady-Presidential Ball)
                         Owner: 3 Brothers Stables,New York,NY
3rd  Arthur Blue Chip    (b,h,4 - Shadow Play-Advantest-Artsplace)
                         Owner: Shadow One Stable,Guelph,ON

Race 10
Pace, purse $45,451 (EX, P3, SU, TR)
BREEDERS CROWN PACE - ELIMINATION - OPEN.
                                                                                         Last
Horse                       HV PP    1/4     1/2     3/4     Stretch  Finish     Time    1/4  Driver           Odds   Trainer
1   Always B Miki               1    4/4Q    4@/5Q   3@/1T   2/Q      1/3        1:49.4  26.2 D Miller         0.45*  J Takter
3   Bettors Edge(L)             3    3/2H    3/3T    5/4     5/3H     2/3        1:50.2  26.3 B Sears         32.70   R Burke
4   State Treasurer             4    1@/Q    1/1H    1/1T    1/Q      3/3T       1:50.3  27.3 C Christoforou   2.45   Dr I Moore
2   Mach It So(L)               2    5/6Q    5@/7    4@/3T   4/2T     4/3T       1:50.3  26.4 Ti Tetrick       8.55   J Bamond Jr
5   All Bets Off(L)             5    2/Q     2/1H    2/1T    3/1      5/3T       1:50.3  27.1 M Kakaley       30.60   R Burke
6   Limelight Beach(L)          6    6/8Q    6@/9    7@@/6   6/5      6/4T       1:50.4  26.3 Y Gingras       34.10   R Burke
7   Doo Wop Hanover             7    7/11Q   7@/10H  6@@/4T  7/6Q     7/9Q       1:51.3  27.3 J Campbell      27.25   S Elliott

Time: 27.1, 55.2, 1:23, 1:49.4 (Temperature: 3, Condition: FAST, Variant: 0)
1st  Always B Miki       (b,h,4 - Always A Virgin-Artstopper-Artsplace)
                         Owner: Bluewood Stable,Hopewell,NJ-Roll The Dice Stable,Wilmington,DE-Christina Takter,East Windsor,NJ
2nd  Bettors Edge        (b,g,6 - Bettors Delight-Spring Wind-Life Sign)
                         Owner: Burke Racing Stable LLC,Fredericktown-Weaver Bruscemi LLC,Canonsburg-M1 Stable LLC,Bethel Park,PA
3rd  State Treasurer     (br,h,6 - Real Desire-Ideal Treasure-Western Ideal)
                         Owner: Sally A Macdonald,Souris,PE-Paul G Macdonald,Toronto,ON

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Yannick Gingras on Foiled Again - "He's the greatest horse I've every driven.”.

The sport’s brightest freshman stars were in the spotlight Friday evening at Woodbine Racetrack, but Saturday night belonged to the older divisions and the sophomore class.

Always B Miki was triumphant in the second elimination in what was just his second start of the season for trainer Jim Takter, who had high praise for the pacer following his facile win in 1:49.4.

David Miller landed fourth in the early going with the lightly-raced speedball, who watched State Treasurer supply first-half fractions of :27.1 and :55.2. Miller right-lined Always B Miki in the backstretch and started to cut into the lead with every stride. State Treasurer was still the boss at the three-quarter pole in 1:23, but he drifted off the rail in the lane while starting to tire. Always B Miki, on the other hand, was just starting to go to work. The 2-5 favourite fired home in :26.2 and drew clear to win by three lengths over Bettors Edge. The final cheques were earned by State Treasurer, Mach It So and All Bets Off.

“He’s a fantastic horse,” Jimmy Takter said. “We had a long journey here; we had a big bump in May when he got reinjured in the other leg, so I’m really, really pleased to see this horse [win], because he’s really a special animal, and he’s a very popular horse in the sport, with so many people asking about this horse. Seeing him come back, I thought he looked pretty darn good. I’m so pleased to be a part of his life.

“This horse has the right determination, an extremely great set of lungs, and, like David [Miller] said last year, he had some problems steering him, but the horse never got tired,” Takter also said. “Like in the Meadowlands Pace, he was three-wide and finished second; the whole race he was outside. Standing here, I was nervous; I didn’t like post one. But when they went off, I knew he was going to be right there.

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Always B Miki pushed his career earnings to $957,591.

“You’ve got to be patient with them,” Takter also said regarding Always B Miki’s return to racing. “An injury takes time [to heal], and you have to listen to him [the horse]. He did very well; he was standing in his stall for a long time, and a lot of horses get frustrated doing that. He was able to keep his weight, so it’s a heck of a story really. For this horse, he won the Breeders Crown elimination last year [in the three-year-old colt pace], and never got an opportunity to show what a great horse he was in the final.”

The four-year-old son of Always A Virgin-Artstopper won for the 16th time in his career while pushing his bankroll to $962,817. He is owned by Bluewood Stable, Roll The Dice Stable and Christina Takter.

Foiled Again came first-over and drew away from a much younger group of foes in his Breeders Crown elimination for the team of driver Yannick Gingras and trainer Ron Burke.

Gingras landed the charismatic campaigner into the three-hole while Melmerby Beach fired to the front and threw down first-half fractions of :26.1 and :54.2. Foiled Again was first over and driving on the way to the three-quarter pole, which belonged to Melmerby Beach in 1:22.1. Gingras asked and Foiled Again gave all he had in the lane, and the veteran fired home in :27.2 to win by 1-1/2 lengths over race favourite JK Endofanera in 1:50. Arthur Blue Chip, Melmerby Beach and Mcwicked also punched tickets to next week’s final.

"Every win is special with him," said Yannick Gingras the winning driver. "He's the greatest horse I've ever driven.”

The driver suggested that the wins have come with more spacing this year in parts due to Foiled Again's age and an abundance of poor post positions.

"When he draws outside you have to use him too much early and he just can't finish after that. Usually I know how good he's going to be when we come through the final turn," said Gingras. "Tonight he latched on to me and I knew they weren't going to beat him."

Sent off at odds of 8-1, Foiled Again won for just the second time this season and for the 85th time in his career. The 11-year-old son of Dragon Again-In A Safe Place, who owns a bankroll in excess of $7 million, is owned by Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and JJK Stables LLC.

Open Pace

1. Melmerby Beach
2. Mach It So
3. Always B Miki
4. Foiled Again
5. Bettors Edge
6. All Bets Off
7. State Treasurer
8. JK Endofanera
9. Mcwicked
10. Arthur Blue Chip

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