Mohawk Raceway
Bee A Magician persevered in a serious stretch duel with the undefeated To Dream On to capture the
Peaceful Way Stakes trophy during the Canadian Trotting Classic undercard on Saturday night at Mohawk... Read on
Peaceful Way - FINAL
2 �riga ston 1.609 m auto Purse: CA$ 435 000 (217,500 - 108,750 - 52,200 - 34,800 - 21,750)
| Res | H�st | St Nr | Kusk | Tr�nare | KM tid | Odds | Far | Mor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEE A MAGICIAN | 02 | R Zeron | R Norman | 10,7 | 38 | KADABRA | BEEHIVE |
| 2 | TO DREAM ON | 04 | D Miller | J Takter | 10,7 | 13 | CREDIT WINNER | SATIN PILLOWS |
| 3 | HANDOVER BELLE | 09 | M Lachance | T Alagna | 11,8 | 297 | ANDOVER HALL | HARBOUR BELLE |
| 4 | ZORGWIJK NOVA | 10 | T Ritchie | R Maclean | 12,0 | 272 | ARMBRO RICOCHET | ZORGWIJK AMARILLIS |
| 5 | SHARED PAST | 03 | Y Gingras | J Czernyson | 12,3 | 211 | CHOCOLATIER | ARMBRO DEJA VU |
| - | ANTSY DANCEY | 07 | S Filion | C Beaver | 12,5 | 551 | CANTAB HALL | DANCING ON STAGE |
| - | MASSMANIAN DEVIL | 05 | B Davis Jr | B Macintosh | 12,8 | 950 | MUSCLE MASS | PARADISE VALLEY |
| - | SAMARTINA | 01 | K Oliver | J Bax | 13,1 | 1131 | MUSCLES YANKEE | VALBRUNA |
| - | LADY DYNAMITE | 08 | Y Gingras | M Harder | 14,3g | 623 | MUSCLES YANKEE | ENJOY N MY LADY |
| - | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE | 06 | M Lachance | T Alagna | dg | 915 | YANKEE GLIDE | ANDYANNA |
Time: 13.2, 28.2, 57.1, 1:25, 1:39.2, 1:53.4 (Temperature: 14, Condition: FT, Variant: 0)
1st Bee A Magician (b,f,2 - Kadabra-Beehive-Balanced Image)
Owner: Melvin Hartman,Ottawa,ON-Herb A Liverman,Miami Beach-David H Mc Duffee,Delray Beach,FL
2nd To Dream On (blk,f,2 - Credit Winner-Satin Pillows-Conway Hall)
Owner: Marvin Katz,Toronto-Al J Libfeld,Pickering,ON
3rd Handover Belle (br,f,2 - Andover Hall-Harbour Belle-Lindy Lane)
Owner: John A Carver,Bettendorf,IA-Howard A Taylor,Philadelphia,PA
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Bee A Magician - The daughter of Kadabra-Beehive has now banked $451,190 New Image Media Photo |
Bee A Magician persevered in a serious stretch duel with the undefeated To Dream On to capture the
Peaceful Way Stakes trophy during the Canadian Trotting Classic undercard on Saturday night at Mohawk.
With Rick Zeron in the bike for trainer Richard 'Nifty' Norman, the Ontario-sired daughter of Kadabra and Beehive won the $435,000 Peaceful Way Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies in a career-best 1:53.4, just missing the stakes, track and Canadian record by one-fifth of a second.
When the wings of the gate swung open, longshot Samartina (Keith Oliver) grabbed the lead from the inside post position while outside post 10 starter Zorgwijk Nova (Jody Jamieson) fired across the track into the pocket spot ahead of elimination winners To Dream On (David Miller) and Bee A Magician.
Zorgwijk Nova got the jump start on To Dream On after the :28.3 opening quarter and quickly cleared to command down the backstretch, but To Dream On rolled up to take over by the :57.1 midway point.
The new leader opened up four lengths on her foes as she raced to three-quarters in 1:25 while Bee A Magician moved underway and ducked into the gapping two-hole around the final turn. Zeron then showed his filly open road down the stretch and wore down To Dream On for the narrow score. It was nine and a half lengths back to Handover Belle (Mike Lachance), who rallied from way back to finish third.
"I was just taking my time going around the final turn," said Zeron of his racing strategy in the final quarter. "I thought maybe I would give her a little breather halfway around the turn and into the straightaway and get onto Dave's back and get my filly to swell up a little. I was fortunate I didn't have to go head-on with him and when I tipped her back out she was strong. When I removed the [ear]plugs at the 7/8ths she trotted right by."
Bee A Magician paid $7.70 to win as the 5-2 second choice.
The filly now boasts seven wins on her resume from nine starts and a bankroll of more than $450,000. The $90,000 Harrisburg Sale yearling is owned by Ottawa's Melvin Hartman and Florida partners Herb Liverman and David McDuffee. Among her early career wins are an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series Final and a division of the Champlain Stakes.
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