Plainville, MA — Sundown Kid and driver Jay Randall watched all the action early and made their move late to win the featured $25,000 starter allowance pace at Plainridge Park on Tuesday (Oct. 29) afternoon.
Woody’s Cash Crop (Nick Graffam) strung out Anvil Hands (Jimmy Hardy) and Always A Miki (Matty Athearn) three-deep to the :27.2 quarter and then kept them parked out to the half two abreast in :56.1. At this point, Sundown Kid was seventh. The field continued onto the backstretch in two rows when Major Betts (Drew Monti) swung three-deep passing three-quarters in 1:23.4. Woody’s Cash Crop kept the field bunched around the last turn before Sundown Kid came four-wide from the clouds with a full head of steam as they turned for home. With the field in two rows of four and within a length of each other, Sundown Kid got the final kick and scored by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.1.
It was the fifth win of the year for Sundown Kid ($26.20), who is owned and trained by Randy Bickmore.
In the secondary feature, a $17,500 upper-level conditioned pace, Renaissance Deo (Ron Cushing) sat second behind Henceforth (Brett Beckwith) through quarters of :26.2, :55.2 and 1:23 before finding room at the pegs in the lane and winning by a neck in 1:52.
Renaissance Deo ($6.80) is owned by Joshua Jay Graber and trained by Shane Tritton.
Horsemen scoring two wins on Tuesday included drivers Matty Athearn, Mitchell Cushing, Jay Randall and Bruce Ranger and trainer Randy Bickmore.
Racing at Plainridge Park resumes on Thursday (Oct. 30) at 2 p.m.; there will be a $15,894 carryover in the Wicked Hi-5 in race six.
Free full past performance programs for all live racing days at Plainridge Park can be downloaded from the track’s website.