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It was child’s play for Ella Christina, who went to the lead at the start and was never caught in winning Wednesday’s (Sept. 21) $49,200 Standardbred Stakes for 2-year-old female pacers by a neck over Caviart Cherie in 1:54.3 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds...read on
2 YEAR OLD FILLY PACE 1.609 m auto Purse: $49 200
RACE 9 - Delaware - OH - September 21, 2022
Conditions: THE STANDARDBRED 2 YR. OLD FILLY PACE
Gait: Pace Purse: $49,200 Class: 2YF-STB Distance: 1 Mile Track Cond: FAST
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1st Ella Christina (2, M Western Ideal - Arthroscopic - Artiscape)
Registered Owner(s)/Lessee(s): Nancy Johansson - NJ
Breeder(s): Hanover Shoe Farms Inc - PA
2nd Caviart Cherie (2, M Well Said - Caviart Sarah - Rocknroll Hanover)
Registered Owner(s): Caviart Farms - VA
Breeder(s): Caviart Farms - VA
3rd Kim`s Desire (2, M Real Desire - Sexy Kim - Chief Marty)
Registered Owner(s): Daryl Bontrager - IN, Keely Chambers - IN, Myron Yoder - IN
Breeder(s): Ernest Bontrager - IN | USTA/Mark Hall photo |
| Ella Christina led every step of the 1:54.3 mile to win the Standardbred 2-year-old filly pace. |
It was child’s play for Ella Christina, who went to the lead at the start and was never caught in winning Wednesday’s (Sept. 21) $49,200 Standardbred Stakes for 2-year-old female pacers by a neck over Caviart Cherie in 1:54.3 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
Named after the daughter of winning owner/trainer Nancy Johansson and her husband Marcus, Ella Christina led the field to the opening quarter in :27.4 before getting a :30-second breather in the second quarter. Pittstop Danika made a first-over bid from fourth place, getting within a half-length of Ella Christina as they hit three-quarters in 1:26.1, but was unable to sustain her momentum around the final turn.
Caviart Cherie, who raced behind Ella Christina until the stretch, angled out late for a final surge, but Ella Christina got to the wire in front. Kim’s Desire finished third and Pittstop Danika was fourth.
“She raced great,” winning driver David Miller said about the 3-2 favorite. “She fits this track real good; she’s a real handy horse. We got off the gate and I was able to rate her and she had plenty left. She’s just an all-around nice horse.
“(Caviart Cherie) was a little bit closer than I wanted, but we held in there.”
Ella Christina is a daughter of stallion Western Ideal out of the mare Arthroscopic. She was purchased for $9,000 under the name Anita Hanover at last year’s Standardbred Horse Sale.
She has won two of seven races and earned $48,067.
"I was pushing on her a little bit (at the very end of the mile)," added Miller. "I heard another horse coming behind me and although she felt really strong going into the last turn I had to get into her a little bit. That's what they pay me to do -- to get them across the line. There are very few horses you can just sit there with, without giving them a little push or reminder.
"I don't think she had ever been on the front before so I kept her reminded of where she was supposed to be. On a half-mile track like this, since there is no passing line, if you are capable of it you want to control the race as much as you can."
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