by Dustin Ross, for Tioga Downs

Nichols, NY — Alexi Killean continued her “Winner’s Circle Tour” of New York on Friday night (May 25) at Tioga Downs. In the past two weeks the 5-year-old Run The Table mare has won in the Yonkers Fillies and Mares Preferred, Monticello’s Fillies and Mares Preferred, and now in Tioga’s Fillies and Mares Open Handicap.

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Alexi Killean’s 1:52.1 score was a new track record for older pacing mares.

The mile of 1:52.1 set a new track record at Tioga for older mare pacers and equaled her lifetime mark with Josh Marks in the bike. Trained by Nat Varty, Alexi Killean has won five of her 17 starts this season while banking just shy of $79,000. Her career earnings are more than $150,000. Golden Falcon N and Corey Braden finished second while Shady Matilda and Jimmy Marohn, Jr. took the show spot.

Chinatown K continued her winning streak in the third division of the Tioga County Pace for 3-year-old fillies. It was the third win in a row at Tioga for the daughter of Towner’s Big Guy. Jim Morrill, Jr. piloted the filly to a new lifetime mark, while John Sokol conditions for Robert Key of Leechburg, Pa.

Isabella’s Wish enjoyed her second trip to the winner’s circle in two weeks, winning her division of the Tioga County Pace. The 3-year-old daughter of Real Artist scored her third win of the season in 1:55.1 for owner, trainer, and driver Roger Hammer.

Chinatown K and Isabella’s Wish will headline next week’s $24,900 final of the Tioga County Pace on Friday, June 1, at Tioga Downs.