Wilkes-Barre, PA — Shartin N, aggressively driven by Tim Tetrick, won the $270,000 Breeders Crown Mares Pace final at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Saturday (Oct. 27). The time for the mile was 1:52 over the “sloppy” track.

Shartin N was a 1:52 winner in the Breeders Crown Mares Pace. Curtis Salonick photo.

Supplemented to the race, the New Zealand-bred 5-year-old mare Shartin N, by Tintin In America-Bagdarin, flew from the wings of the gate and denied the lead from a quick-leaving Twinkle. Call Me Queen Be took a spot in third on the inside while outside-launching Caviart Ally got the fourth spot.

Shartin N cut the first quarter in :26.1 as Twinkle drafted behind her. Heading for a :54.3 half, Lakeisha Hall made a bid that brought her close to the leader, but she could not get farther from there. Caviart Ally took a shot three-wide, chasing Shartin N in a brisk 1:23 three-quarters.

Twinkle was stuffed on the inside and Pure Country began to make an impression closing as Caviart Ally pushed Shartin N to her limit. This was enough to get Shartin N over the finish line first in 1:52. Pure Country made it into the show spot behind Caviart Ally.

Jim King Jr. trains Shartin N for owners Richard Poillucci and Jo Ann Looney-King. She paid $3.00, $2.20, and $2.10.

“I’m pretty happy with that,” said trainer Noel Daley of Caviart Ally’s second place finish. “From the nine hole, that was a pretty good result. We got a great trip. From the nine hole, I couldn’t ask for a much better trip than that. The other one beat us fair and square. I thought for a minute we were going to get her, but (Shartin N) was good. We’ll see if we can get her in the TVG (in November at The Meadowlands).”