Perfect seven for Raising Rachel in Peaceful Way elims
September 9, 2008,by Greg Blanchard, WEG Media
Campbellville, ON — Raising Rachel kept her undefeated streak intact while Celebrity Juliet and Windsong Soprano were also victorious in Monday night’s (September 8) trio of C$30,000 eliminations for the Peaceful Way Stakes for 2-year-old filly trotters at Mohawk Racetrack.
All three winners were quite impressive under less than ideal conditions with heavy rains leaving the track rated as sloppy throughout the card.
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Raising Rachel (#7) held off Seaside in their Peaceful Way elimination.
Raising Rachel remained perfect in her young career with a hard-fought off-the-pace win in the final split for Jack Moiseyev in 1:59. The daughter of Yankee Glide-Raising The Bar got up late to defeat Seaside with I Wanted Wings grabbing the show spot.
It was the seventh consecutive victory for the John Kopas trainee and boosted her career bankroll to $130,790 for owners Mel Hartman, K R Stable, Doug Millard and George Hempt.
In the opening split, Celebrity Juliet used front-end tactics for the first half, yielded the lead going into the last turn, and then rallied in the stretch to win going away for Trevor Ritchie in 1:59.3. The daughter of Cantab Hall-Naked Lyric turned back Broadway Paige and Mystic River.
It was the third win in seven starts this year for the Staffan Lind trainee and increased her earnings to $42,876 for the Celebrity Farms.
The second elimination produced the quickest clocking as Windsong Soprano won a stretch-long sprint to prevail in 1:57.4 for driver Steve Condren. The daughter of Windsong’s Legacy-Muscling In needed the entire length of the stretch to haul down a determined Dover Miss with Elusive Desire rounding out the top three.
It was a maiden-breaking victory for Windsong Soprano, who is trained by Bob McIntosh for Lothlorien of Cheltenham, Ontario. The win boosted her seasonal bankroll to $49,720.
The top three finishers automatically advanced to the C$575,000 final which goes next Sunday night (September 14) at Mohawk. The field will also include one fourth-place finisher who was drawn by lot and that was Stonebridge Diva.
Here is a look at the entire field for the Peaceful Way Stakes in post position order: 1. Elusive Desire, 2. Raising Rachel, 3. Celebrity Juliet, 4. Windsong Soprano, 5. Dover Miss, 6. I Wanted Wings, 7. Mystic River, 8. Stonebridge Diva, 9. Broadway Paige and 10. Seaside.