Creatine is the best in Crown Open Trot
October 24, 2015,by Ray Cotolo, for the Breeders Crown
Toronto, ON — In the second start of his homecoming, Jimmy Takter-trainee Creatine displayed an effortless performance, taking the $531,250 Breeders Crown Open Trot in 1:52.4 on Saturday (Oct. 24) at Woodbine over Resolve, Gural Hanover, and Bee A Magician.
Under minor encouragement by driver Johnny Takter, Creatine swept to the lead over Resolve and Gural Hanover, passing the first quarter in :27.2 and remaining unchallenged through a :56.4 half.
Bee A Magician made her move into the far turn, flushing out Resolve heading to the third quarter. Timed in 1:25.1, Creatine began to sprint home. Resolve chased in second, while Gural Hanover snuck by a stalled Bee A Magician to the inside. Creatine was a two length winner at the wire.
“He was a little bit hot sometimes,” Johnny Takter said of Creatine.
The Andover Hall horse, out of the Muscles Yankee mare Berry Nice Muscles, passed $2 million in career earnings with the Crown victory. He has 17 wins from 52 starts. Bred by Diamond Creek Farm, he competes for the interest of Big C Racing and conditioner Jimmy Takter. The $7.00 winner gave Jimmy Takter his fifth win on the Breeders Crown card and 26th lifetime. This was also brother Johnny Takter’s first Breeders Crown win.
“We (Johnny and I) have come a long way together,” Jimmy Takter said. “John had a fantastic career in Europe, and I’ve done well over here. He has driven a few race for me over the years here, too, but it’s always special when your brother wins a race for you like this. He had done a fantastic job with the horse over in Europe. It’s very special for us.”
Asked about how Creatine’s connections decided to supplement to the Breeders Crown, Takter said, “Of course (it was a hard decision) because $62,500 is a lot of money to bring into this game. The horse raced well at Yonkers (in finishing third in the Yonkers International Trot). Unfortunately, he tied up a little bit there, and I thought he would’ve had a heck of a shot to win that one, too. The horse is razor sharp and has been racing well in Europe, so I knew we belonged. I also basically knew what was going to be here, and I knew he could beat these horses.”