Grove City, OH — Sophomore filly pacers put on a show for the fourth leg of the Buckeye Stallion Series at MGM Northfield Park on Monday evening (Aug. 19). Favorites did not prevail in either of the two $20,000 divisions.
At 24-1, Lady Bridgerton upset the first division in 1:55.4. Leaving from the trailing ninth post position, Lady Bridgerton got away sixth. Kayne Kauffman stayed patient along the rail as the opening quarter came in a brisk :27. Kauffman urged the daughter of Bit Of A Legend N to follow cover while passing the half in :55.4. Lady Bridgerton took advantage of the fast fractions and pulled three-wide before the 1:25 three-quarter marker. Lady Bridgerton dug in through her final strides to win by a half-length. I’m Fancy Like (Luke Ebersole) finished second with Beautiful Lather (Aaron Merriman) third.
Brian Georges conditions Lady Bridgerton for Kent Walker, Travis Kelley, Benjamin Jamison, and Curt Casey. The filly has won half of her 14 seasonal starts, earning $44,501.
Calypso Pearl and Dan Noble took the second division in 1:53.1. The daughter of Fear The Dragon left alertly from the second post position to grab the lead. At 9-2, Calypso Pearl held off all challengers to set fractions in :27, :55.4, and 1:23.4. Although this Christi Noble trainee was not started as a freshman, she has now hit the board 11 of 13 tries this season. With four victories, Calypso Pearl has bankrolled $68,625 for owner-breeder Sandra Burnett. Flyin Bullets (Merriman) was second and Gone Coastal (Billy Davis Jr.) finished third.
Buckeye Stallion Series action continues Sunday (Aug. 25) at MGM Northfield Park with sophomore filly trotters.