Tawesome More Triumphs In Circle City
Tawesome More made her debut a winning one Tuesday, August
17, cruising to a 1:58 victory in the $50,000 Circle City for
two-year-old filly trotters at Indiana Downs.
The 1-2 favourite, guided by Andy Miller for trainer Tony
Alagna, crossed the wire 4-1/4 lengths in front of Finaltab
Hanover and Ricky Macomber. Always Yours, driven by trainer Dan
Shetler, finished third.
Bred by Perretti Farms, the Muscles Yankee-Toss Up filly came
into Tuesday’s contest after two qualifying efforts at the
Meadowlands.
Tawesome More won in 1:59.1 on July 17 before finishing
second in 1:57.3 the last time out July 29.
“She handled the two qualifiers very professional and she
gate schooled before that,” Alagna said. “We shipped her to
Lexington last Friday so that she had a quick trip up here.”
Despite drawing the outside post in the field of nine,
Tawesome More was forwardly placed by Miller when the gate
folded. Finaltab Hanover, leaving from post eight, took the
early lead, clicking off a :29.2 opening panel, with the
favourite in tow after an early break by Clock Work. Miller
didn’t sit in the hole long with the filly, taking command
racing to the 1:00.4 opening half.
“I just wanted to get away clean. I kind of had to check her
up a little bit but that didn’t bother her,” Miller noted. “She’s
pretty versatile. She felt good; she just coasted the rest of
the way.”
Once on the front, Tawesome More made it look easy, passing
three quarters in 1:30.2 before drawing away at the wire. The
filly will look to go two-for-two at Indiana Downs Wednesday,
August 25 in the Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stakes. Earlier
in the day track management announced that the stake, slated for
August 24, will be pushed back to allow the completion of work
on the racing surface.
“She’s always been scheduled to make her first start here and
she stayed on schedule,” Alagna stated. “That was my whole thing,
to get a start before the Kentuckiana.”
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