Dealt A Winner takes the Allerage in 1:47.3
October 7, 2017,by Ray Cotolo, for Red Mile
Lexington, KY — World champion and 2015 Cane Pace victor Dealt A Winner swept to the front and held off a late bid from McWicked to take the $119,000 Mister Big Allerage Farms Open Pace, sponsored by Muscara Standardbreds, in 1:47.3, equaling his lifetime best, on Saturday (Oct. 7) at Red Mile.
USTA/Mark Hall photo
Dealt A Winner captures the Allerage Farms Open Pace in 1:47.3.
Check Six was sent straight to the lead and set a swift pace, going a quarter in :27 and a half in :53.1 before being challenged by Dealt A Winner from first-over into the far turn.
McWicked, riding his cover second-over, stalked as Dealt A Winner powered to the top through a 1:20 third quarter and lunged towards the rail attempting to surpass the new leader, ultimately coming up a neck shy. Mel Mara, off a pocket trip, finished third.
Owned by Jeffrey Snyder, Dealt A Winner, a 5-year-old gelding by Cam’s Card Shark out of the Matt’s Scooter mare Lazan Hanover, won his 14th race in 57 starts, earning $952,870.
Trained by Mark Silva and driven by David Miller, he paid $6.80 to win.
Grand Circuit racing at The Red Mile concludes on Sunday (Oct. 8) highlighted by the $600,000 125th renewal of the Kentucky Futurity. First race post for the closing day program is set for 1 p.m. EDT.
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