Lexington, KY — Both sent off as the second choices in the betting, Logan Park and Call Me Goo landed the spoils in their respective divisions of the Allerage Farms Trots at The Red Mile on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 6).
Logan Park lunged from last off a quick clip to snag a lifetime-best 1:49.2 win in the $153,000 Allerage Farms Trot, sponsored by Armitage Farms.
Hillexotic (Austin Hanners) burst through from the pylon post to take the lead and carved a :26.2 first quarter. Hanners attempted to grab a breather up the backside, but the tempo remained hot past a :54.2 half. Up Your Deo (Ake Svanstedt) pulled the pocket rounding the final turn as 4-5 favorite Periculum (Scott Zeron) and Logan Park (Dexter Dunn) started winding their bids from the back.
Up Your Deo dashed past Hillexotic after three-quarters in 1:22.3 but couldn’t stave the momentum of Periculum and Logan Park to the center of the track. Periculum took a brief lead in deep stretch until Logan Park overpowered him over the top and notched a half-length victory at the beam. Up Your Deo held third and Hillexotic settled for fourth.
Robert Fellows trains Logan Park, a 6-year-old gelding by Archangel, for owners Outofthepark Stable, Reg Higgs and Arpad Szabo. He won his 34th race from 79 starts, has now banked $1,348,984 and paid $4.44 to win.
Call Me Goo (Svanstedt) forged forward through the final turn and withstood a late charge from rebounding 1-2 favorite Nelsonbriteagle NO (Dunn) to win the $69,500 Helpisontheway Allerage Farms Mare Trot, sponsored by Wiesman Farms, in 1:51.4.
With Nelsonbriteagle NO breaking stride at the gate’s unfolding, Pioneer As (Tony Hall) pushed to the lead with Baroness Hill (Todd McCarthy) settling for the pocket and Call Me Goo landing in third. Pioneer As cut a :27.2 first quarter and soon obliged for a pocket ride when Baroness Hill circled to the lead before a :56 half.
Svanstedt sent Call Me Goo out on the rim moving for the final turn and marched forward to collar Baroness Hill after three-quarters in 1:24.3. Call Me Goo led the charge for home and kept her four rivals at bay to hold a neck win over Nelsonbriteagle NO, who recouped 17 lengths to rally for second. Baroness Hill finished third and Pioneer As took fourth.
A 4-year-old mare by Googoo Gaagaa, Call Me Goo has now won 22 races from 35 starts and earned $688,518. Ake Svanstedt trains the mare for his Ake Svanstedt Inc. and Graham Grace Stables. She paid $4.34 to win.