by Shawn Wiles for Monticello Raceway
Monticello, NY — On Wednesdayafternoon May 3 at Monticello Raceway, Can I Say set a new track record foraged trotting mares with a new mark of 1:56.3, eclipsing the priorrecord held by Scottish Cross of 1:56.4.
The out of town invader showedrecent starts at Saratoga Raceway, Pocono Downs, Yonkers Raceway and Flamboro Downs.The 8-year-old daughter of Fourth And One (Valley Victory – Divineintervention)left from post position two and cut the mile through fractions of 28:2, 58.3 and 1:27,tripping the teletimer in 1:56.3
More impressive than the recorditself was the manner in which she won, as the winning margin was 11lengths. The brown mare is trained by Douglas Berkeley for owners Terry &Clarence Devos and James Whelan and was driven by Bruce Aldrich Jr.