by Paul Ramlow, USTA Internet News Manager

Lexington, KY — The Saturday (Oct. 16) card at The Red Mile featured two $111,500 divisions in the Bluegrass Series for 3-year-old colt pacers.

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One More Laugh won his Bluegrass division in 1:49.

In the opener, Mathias Meinzinger, Jerry Silva and trainer Ray Schnittker’s One More Laugh was an impressive winner for driver Tim Tetrick in a time of 1:49. The McArdle-Fancy Creek Funny gelding made his seventh visit to the winner’s circle in 15 trips behind the gate in 2010, with season’s earnings of $1,152,529.

One More Laugh sat fourth in the early going as Windfall Blue Chip was the leader at the opening quarter in :26.4. Dreamlands Art brushed to the lead at the :53.4 half-mile marker and continued on top through the 1:22.1 three-quarter pole.

The winner came first over on the final turn and grabbed the lead as the field straightened out down the lane. A :26.4 final panel put One More Laugh in victory lane with a 1:49 win on his resume. Dreamlands Art and Jim Morrill, Jr. held second while Urgent Action and David Miller were third.

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Rock N Roll Heaven was a winner in 1:48.2 in the second division.

In the $111,500 second division, Frank Bellino’s Rock N Roll Heaven ran his winning streak to six with a 1:48.2 triumph for trainer Bruce Saunders and driver Daniel Dube. The Rocknroll Hanover-Artistic Vision sophomore saw his 2010 record improve to 12 wins in 17 season’s starts, with earnings of $1,529,527.

World Of Rocknroll fired away strongly from the gate and took the field to a wicked opening quarter of :25.4. Rock N Roll Heaven got away fourth, but moved off the wood down the backstretch. He was first on the outside at the :53 half-mile marker, then finally cleared before the final turn.

Rock N Roll Heaven was in command at the 1:20.1 three-quarter pole, but began to tire down the stetch. Razzle Dazzle (John Campbell) came charging down the lane and got close, but could not catch the winner who crossed the wire in 1:48.2. Rockin Image (Yannick Gingras) finished third.

“I think the track was a little deeper than we are accustomed to,” said trainer Bruce Saunders, “and he was a little tired at the end.”