Saratoga Springs, NY — Jimble Kimble and driver Leon Bailey were relentless in the Sunday (Oct. 19) afternoon featured Race For The Cure at Saratoga Casino Hotel, winning the pace in a career best time for the five-year-old Huntsville gelding.
Leaving from post one in the claiming pace for $11,500, Bailey positioned Jimble Kimble on the lead before relinquishing his position for the 6-5 favorite, Heavensway A (Wally Hennessey). Just after the :27.1 quarter, Jimble Kimble swept around the bettors’ choice to regain command of the field and he never looked back as he controlled the half in :57.1 and three quarters in 1:25.2. Brushing off the pressure of his foes behind him, Jimble Kimble opened up to win by 3-3/4 lengths in a new lifetime mark of 1:54.1. Palomar (Brett Beckwith) finished second and Captainofrocknroll (Jim Devaux) was third.
Owned by trainer John Hallett with Jessica Hallett, the son of Huntsville and the Art Major mare Thumbprint recorded his second win in 31 tries this year. The victory was Jimble Kimble’s tenth win in 95 starts and pushed his earnings past the six figure mark at $103,403. He returned $14.52 for the mild upset at 6-1.
The annual Racing For The Cure event in race seven was a success with donations from horsemen and fans going to support Susan G. Komen For The Cure to help end breast cancer. All of the trainers and drivers in the seventh race feature in addition to several horsemen on the card donated their portion of the purses to support the cause.
In the $18,500 Winners Over/Open Handicap Pace, Unrivaled Hanover and Jim Devaux won every post timed in :27.1, :56.2, and 1:24 en route to a 3-3/4 length score in 1:51.3. Favorable Draw (Aaron Byron) was second with Blue Lou (Hennessey) third.
Kellogg Racing Stables LLC owns the four-year-old gelded son of Bettors Delight – Upside Surprise for his tenth win in 27 starts this year. The win pushed his career record to 15-14-6 in 58 starts. This year, the Jackie Greene trainee has banked $97,735 of his career $274,580 sum. He paid $3.14 to win.
Saratoga Casino Hotel resumes racing on Monday (Oct. 20) with a first post time of Noon.