Shake It Cerry sets stakes and track record in American-National filly trot
October 11, 2014,by Kimberly A. Rinker, for Balmoral Park
Editor’s Note: To view a video replay of this race, go to the Balmoral Park website, click Oct. 11 on the calendar, then select race six.
Crete, IL — Shake It Cerry trotted to a new stakes and track record clocking of 1:52.2 in the $150,000 American-National 3-year-old filly trot on Saturday night (Oct. 11) at Balmoral Park.
The previous record was 1:54, set in 2010 by Springtime Volo and in 2000 by Armbro Temple.
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Shake It Cerry trotted to a new stakes and track record clocking of 1:52.2 in the $150,000 American-National 3-year-old filly trot.
Reined by Ron Pierce for trainer Jimmy Takter and the Solveig’s Racing Partners of East Windsor, N.J., the daughter of Donato Hanover-Solveig notched her 20th career victory and pushed her career earnings to $1,631,205.
“She’s incredibly fast off the gate,” said the filly’s caretaker, Helen Engblom. “I know that Lifetime Pursuit is a really good racehorse so I was a little concerned with her being right on her back. She is a special filly. She’s a real sweetheart to be around and easy to take care of.”
Shake It Cerry left hard from post nine, with stablemate and 2013 Hambletonian Oaks winner Lifetime Pursuit (Yannick Gingras) right beside her until the former cleared at the :28.1 first quarter. Those two remained tightly bunched through the :57.3 half and the 1:25.3 three-quarters, with Broadway Socks (Dan Rawlings) and Cee Bee Yes (Scott Zeron) following.
Turning for home, Shake It Cerry began to open up on her rivals, being challenged only briefly by Lifetime Pursuit, but to no avail as the former brushed in :26.4 to extend her win streak to six. Lifetime Pursuit notched runner-up honors, with the hard-trying Cee Bee Yes grabbing the show money.
Shake It Cerry is the front-runner for divisional honors, especially off her victory in the $224,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity just one week ago. This season Shake It Cerry has also won the $368,100 Elegantimage at Mohawk in 1:52.1, the $213,500 Delvin Miller Memorial at The Meadowlands in 1:53, and the $150,000 Zweig Filly at Vernon in 1:53.4.
Shake It Cerry is the fourth foal out of her dam and is full sister to Solvato 3,1:53.2f ($300,931) and the 2-year-old Uncle Lasse 2,1:54.1 ($203,279). She also has a half-brother in Dontyouforgetit 3,1:52.1f ($598,049).
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