Flamboro Downs had three-year-old trotting fillies in the
spotlight on Sunday evening, with three divisions of the Bud
Light Stakes on tap – as opposed to in the bottle
Tommi My Girl drew first blood by taking her $34,970
assignment in a career-best clocking of 1:58.3. After going
winless in six starts as a rookie, the daughter of Ken
Warkentin-Razzle Dazzle Tom has won two of her first three
starts this season. Sunday’s score saw her knock off Glide
By and Canada Cool.
Kelly Sheppard trains and drove the youngster to the
victory for Sea Of Green Inc of Dundas, ON. She has banked
more than $57,000 to date.
Tequila Slammer enjoyed a $232,000 rookie campaign, but
going into her $35,595 assignment on Sunday evening she was
0-for-3 on the season. It only took a 1:57.3 performance for
her to change her tune. The John Bax-trained daughter of
Yankee Glide-Silly Senorita sliced out splits of :28.4,
:58.3 and 1:28 for Steve Byron en route to the two-length
score over Boots N Hearts. Ipromisenottotell was another
length back in third.
Glengate Farms of Campbellville and Parkhill Stud Farm of
Peterborough, ON share ownership on the talented miss, who
was a multiple stakes winner in her freshman campaign. She
notched wins in the Robert Stewart Stakes and the Bud Light
Stakes before earning a 1:56.4 speed badge in a division of
the Bluegrass Stakes at The Red Mile.
Highland Strikes came up a neck short in last Sunday’s
$130,000 OSS Gold Series final at Mohawk Racetrack, but she
got all the marbles in her $35,595 division of the Bud Light
Stakes for trainer Ben Baillargeon and driver Mario
Baillargeon. The daughter of Striking Sahbra-All Night Hall
supplied fractions of :29, 1:00.1 and 1:29.1 before
sprinting home in :28.1 en route to the 1:57.2 tally.
Emmylou Who and No Magic To It rounded out the top three
finishers.
The win improved the filly’s 2010 record to 2-4-0 in just
eight attempts. After going winless in two starts as a
juvenile and failing to bank a nickel, she has stashed away
more than $86,000 this year for her owner, R Berthiaume Inc
of Point-Aux-Trembles, QC.
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