from Breeders Crown Media

Toronto, ON — The supplemented Intimidate used his late closing kick to capture the $555,000 Breeders Crown 3-year-old colt trot on Saturday night (Oct. 27) at Woodbine.

USTA/Mark Hall photo

Intimidate was a 1:52.4 winner in the Breeders Crown 3-year-old colt trot.

Elimination winner Intimidate and driver Ron Pierce got away seventh behind Knows Nothing (Jody Jamieson), who marched past the first quarter in :27 seconds.

Hambletonian and Canadian Trotting Classic winner Market Share (Tim Tetrick) was parked out and taken to the front into the backstretch. Before the half in :55.2, the other elimination winner, Little Brown Fox (Yannick Gingras), was on the attack. He clocked three-quarters in 1:24.4.

Favored Intimidate vaulted off third-over cover into the stretch, unleashing a :27.1 final frame en route to scoring his fifth straight victory. The gelding stopped the clock in a lifetime mark of 1:52.4. Little Brown Fox was beaten 3-1/4 lengths in second while Market Share faded to third.

“I never even pulled the earplugs and I just chirped at him a couple times,” said Pierce. “He did it all on his own. A monkey could’ve won with this horse.”

The homebred son of Justice Hall-Fabulous Tag has lifted his 2012 record to 13-3-0 from 17 starts. The 14-time career winner increased his lifetime earnings to more than $400,000 for trainer Luc Blais, who also shares ownership with Judith Farrow.

Intimidate returned $5, $3 and $2.40, combining with Little Brown Fox ($3.60, $2.40) for a $17.30 (3-4) exactor. A 3-4-8 (Market Share, $2.50 to show) triactor was worth $31.80, while a $1 superfecta (3-4-8-2 — Prestidigitator) paid $87.85.