Thinking Out Loud nips Foiled Again in Am-Nat Open Pace
October 12, 2014,by Kimberly A. Rinker, for Balmoral Park
Editor’s Note: To view a video replay of this race, go to the Balmoral Park website, click Oct. 11 on the calendar, then select race 12.
Crete, IL — Thinking Out Loud scored a seasonal best 1:49.1 en route to capturing the $179,000 American-National Open Pace for driver John Campbell and trainer Robert McIntosh on Saturday (Oct. 11) at Balmoral Park.
David Baum photo
Thinking Out Loud (#8) was a narrow winner in the American-National Open Pace.
Foiled Again (Yannick Gingras), Bettor’s Edge (Matt Kakaley) and Ultimately Beachboy (Ron Pierce) all scrambled to get the lead going to the :27.2 first quarter, with Foiled Again garnering the rail spot on top.
State Treasurer (Tim Tetrick) came up to challenge Foiled Again around the final bend, but to no avail, with Thinking Out Loud and Campbell lurking just behind to the 1:21.2 three-quarters.
The field fanned out as Foiled Again dug in gamely, but Thinking Out Loud paced hard in the stretch to nail down the win by a whisker over harness racing’s richest equine athlete. Clear Vision (Brett Miller) got up for third.
“I never did see the fence but we got to be second over, following State Treasurer,” said Campbell. “Foiled Again is a very hard horse to get by and I was pretty happy to be up close in the race. I knew I had a chance at the end and my horse was giving me his best and I knew we’d have to go right to the wire if we were going to beat Foiled Again. He really didn’t race that great in Lexington, but he was back to himself tonight.”
Thinking Out Loud is owned by the Robert McIntosh Stables, C S X Stables, and Al McIntosh Holdings. The son of Ponder-Los Angeles-Camluck has $280,415 in seasonal earnings and $1,667,564 in career earnings. Lifetime, he has 15 wins, seven seconds and 10 thirds in 50 career trips postward.
Thinking Out Loud is the fourth foal out of his dam and is a half-brother to West Of LA (by Western Hanover) p,2,1:53.2 ($252,712) and to You See LA (by The Panderosa) p,3,1:52s ($238,518).
- Well Hello There wires field in American-National 2-year-old filly pace (Saturday, October 11, 2014)
Well Hello There and driver Matt Kakaley led from pillar to post in the $61,150 American-National Stake for freshman pacing fillies on Saturday night (Oct. 11) in Balmoral’s third race.
- Father Patrick cruises to victory in $203,000 American-National sophomore trot (Saturday, October 11, 2014)
Father Patrick added another feather to his illustrious cap by simply cruising to a five length victory in 1:52.2 in the $203,000 American-National for 3-year-old male trotters on Saturday night (Oct. 11) at Balmoral Park.
- Shake It Cerry sets stakes and track record in American-National filly trot (Saturday, October 11, 2014)
Shake It Cerry trotted to a new stakes and track record clocking of 1:52.2 in the $150,000 American-National 3-year-old filly trot on Saturday night (Oct. 11) at Balmoral Park.
- Roland N Rock remains unbeaten in Am-Nat freshman colt pace (Saturday, October 11, 2014)
Only seven freshman pacers went postward in the $86,000 American-National Pace for 2-year-old colts and geldings on Saturday (Oct. 11) at Balmoral Park.
- Creatine trots fastest mile ever at Balmoral in Am-Nat Open Trot (Saturday, October 11, 2014)
Creatine captured the $166,300 American-National Open Trot in a new Balmoral track record time of 1:51.3 with Dan Noble at the lines on Saturday.
- Precocious Beauty scores in Am-Nat sophomore filly pace (Saturday, October 11, 2014)
Precocious Beauty put forth a masterful effort to capture the $173,500 American-National 3-year-old filly pace on Saturday at Balmoral Park.
- JK Endofanera wires field in American-National pace (Sunday, October 12, 2014)
JK Endofanera paced confidently to victory in the $227,000 American-National Stake for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday at Balmoral Park, stopping the timer in 1:49.1 against nine rivals.