by John Berry, for Pompano Park

Pompano Beach, FL — GoldstarBriana and Prairie Sweetheart kept their career records unblemished withvictories in their respective 3-year-old classes of the FSBOA StallionStakes at Pompano Park on Tuesday night (November 8).

Conman’s Dream and Rexamillionalso were victorious in their sophomore Stallion Stakes competition.

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Goldstar Briana (Wally Hennessey) kept her career record unblemished on Tuesday night in the Stallion Stake at Pompano Park.

The election nightevening kicked off with a non-wagering affair for trotting fillies and KevinKelly’s Gold Star Briana, trained by Dan Hennessey and driven by Wally Hennessey,had her hands full early but eventually went on to score a 6 -1/2 length win in1:58.2 over Trotting Missmissy (Donald Dupont) with All Star Fame (KevinWallis) third.

Trottime Fool and I’mFor Sale completed the quintet going for $28,175.

As the gate folded,Trotting Missmissy took advantage of her rail post position to take the fieldthrough an opening quarter in :29.4, with Briana out and looking to make aquarter-move to the top. But the headstrong leader wouldn’t relent and GoldStar Briana took back and remained second past the half in :59.1.

Heading into the finalturn, Gold Star Briana was out and on the prowl once again and moved on eventerms with the leader past the third station in 1:29.4.

In the lane, Gold StarBriana proved her superiority with a :28.3 sprint home to seal the deal.

This daughter of Basilnow is seven-for-seven this year, just as she was last year as a 2- year-old, withher career bankroll swelling to $93,988.

After the event, driverHennessey said, “This filly proved her merit tonight. You know, it’s tough tostart a filly up then shut her down and then try to rev her up again. That’swhat I had to do tonight when the leader seemed intent on the lead.

“When I pulled into thefinal turn, she responded perfectly and then went on. Like I said, she provedher merit tonight.”

Prairie Sweetheart’sevent in the $29,825 Stallion Stake for 3- year-old pacing fillies was, fromthe bettor’s point of view, unusual, to say the least, as this sweetheart was anickel-to-a-dollar in the betting with her other five opponents all 99-1 on thetote-board.

The daughter of RoyalMillennium, a recent purchase by the Let It Ride Stables, was driven to a neargate-to-wire 1:54.1 win by Matt Kakaley and trumped her rivals with a victory measuring12-1/2 lengths off of front-end panels of :28.2, :58 and 1:25.4.

Diamond Lily (WallyHennessey), 108-1 in the betting as second choice finished second, with YuleLove It (Dave Ingraham), who was officially 307-1, third. Gold Star Lovebug(267-1) garnered fourth while Caitlin’s Romance (304-1) picked up the nickel inthe sextet. Gold Star Mysti (130-1) completed this sextet of fillies.

With the victory,Prairie Sweetheart kept her lifetime record perfect, now 13-for-13, with her sixthwin this semester.

Back in the hands oftrainer Mike Deters, Prairie Sweetheart recently took a lifetime mark of 1:49.1over Lexington’s Red Mile and, with this win, sent her career earnings to$169,936 and $106,662 this year.

After that event,driver Matt Kakaley, who got his first pari-mutuel win at Pompano Park back in2006 as an 18-year-old, he now has 3,689, said, “what can I say? She’s just agreat filly. That about sums it up as best as I can.”

Prairie Sweetheart paid$2.10 to win.

In the $28,900 StallionStake for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings, Conman’s Dream, again driven byCorey Braden, scored a gritty 1:55 win, his winning margin a head over Gleneagles(Wally Hennessey). R Chism (Fern Paquet, Jr.) was third while ICU DiamondT and Danza earned the final two awards in the sextet.

In that one, Gleneaglesleft aggressively from the coveted five post with Conman’s Dream away alertlybefore making a quarter move to the top. After that :27.4 opener, Conman’sDream went on to post fractions of :56.4 and 1:26 with his gritty :29 finalejust holding off the surging Gleneagles at the wire.

After that event,owner-trainer Jason Mac Dougall related, “Man, I’m glad that is over with. Lastweek, Corey (driver Braden) tipped him out turning for home and he was full ofpace.

“Tonight, he had to doa lot more work on the lead. I don’t get along with this horse too well sothat’s why I have my friend Corey drive. He gets along with him much better.”

As the 11-10 secondchoice, Conman’s Dream, a son of Best Connection, paid $4.20 to win and senthis lifetime earnings to $56,395 and $25,552 this semester.

The $29,500 StallionStake for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings completed the stakes actionfor the evening and it was last year’s champion, Rexamillion, again returningto championship form with a very handy win for Wally Hennessey in 1:59.2.

The son of Proud Bushy,owned by Richard Dunmire along with Jay and (trainer) Kim Sears, led everystride of his mile, clocking fractions of :29.4, 1:00.3 and 1:29.3 along theway.

Savin Rock (JohnCampagnuolo) finished second, 7-1/4 lengths away, while Proud Joe T (RobHoffman) finished a neck further back third. Fifty Fifty Ninety was fourthwhile Last Chance Fame pick up the minor award in the field of six.

After the event,Hennessey remarked, “I didn’t think he was quite himself his first few startsbut he was back to his championship self the last two and tonight was great ashe finished the mile like he did last year at this time.”

Rexamillion now has acareer bankroll of $82,222.

As the 2-5 favorite,Rexamillion paid $2.80 to his multitude of backers.

In the Open Pace for mares,Godiva Seelster, driven by Wally Hennessey, streaked to her fifth straightvictory since her arrival at Pompano Park by scoring a verdict measuring a neckin 1:52.4–:55.4–:27.3.

The outstanding 6-year-olddaughter of Camluck, trained by Dan Hennessey for owners Paul and PatriciaO’Neil, led at every pole and held the pocket-sitting, late surging GoldstarRockette (Kevin Wallis) safe at the wire.

Safe From Terror (BryceFenn) finished third while Yes You Can and Artiawitchtoyou earned the final twoawards in the field of six.

For Godiva Seelster,who has, in her five starts since her return to Pompano Park, all “1’s” on her25 points of call over those starts here, it was her 11th win of the season, 36th lifetime, and sent her seasonal bounty to$100,058.

The grand mare now hasearnings of $319,775 lifetime.

Once again, Hennesseyechoed similar comments as he has in her prior wins, saying, “She does this allon her own. I hardly have to ask her to do anything. She’s cool, calm andcollected in the barn and all business when she hits the racetrack.”

As the 1-5 tote-boardfavorite, Godiva Seelster paid $2.60 to win.

Racing continues onSunday night as the schedule expands to three nights per week, soon to be four,with a current Sunday, Monday and Tuesday programs set to start at 7:20 p.m.