Wilkes-Barre, PA — Millionaire trotting mare Plunge Blue Chip was impressive in her first official trip behind the gate in her 4-year-old season, going wire-to-wire in 1:54.2 in a qualifier Wednesday morning (May 22) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.

Plunge Blue Chip and Ake Svanstedt in the Pocono paddock. Pocono photo.

The daughter of Muscle Mass was guided as usual by trainer Åke Svanstedt, and she set fractions of :29.2, :58.4, and 1:27 en route to a 5-1/2 length victory, with a back half of :55.3, and a final quarter of :27.2. Åke Svanstedt Inc. co-owns the talented trotter with Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. and Tomas Andersson.

Last year Plunge Blue Chip turned in three world record performances. Over a mile track she twice trotted in 1:49.4, at The Meadowlands and at Red Mile, to tie with fellow sophomore Impinktoo as the fastest distaff trotter in North America in 2018. At Yonkers she tied the divisional half-mile track world record of Frau Blucher with a 1:53.1 victory.

She also won the New York Sire Stakes final, and her career figures are now 26-17-3-4 for earnings of $1,003,559.