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Crys Dream Cruises In Peaceful Way
Crys Dream made a backstretch brush in the $466,000 Peaceful
Way Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies and cruised to the
biggest victory yet in her young career Saturday night at Mohawk
Racetrack.
Lady Rainbow (Rick Zeron) and As Yall Like It (Paul MacDonell)
made early breaks before the wings of the gate folded and
Musclemad (Yves Gauthier) shot to the lead from Post 6. Oh Sweet
Baby (Mario Baillargeon) got away well leaving from the outside
Post 10 and was on the move early rolling up to take over at the
:28.3 first quarter.
Luc Ouellette sent 4-5 favourite
Crys Dream, who was positioned third, to the top down the
backstretch and she hit the half in :59. Martiniontherocks (Sylvain
Filion) advanced first over and applied mild pressure past
three-quarters in 1:29 but Crys Dream was untouchable. She
cruised home in :28.2, holding off a late-charging Intense
America (Tim Tetrick) by three-quarters of a length in 1:57.2.
Lady Rainbow recovered from her early miscue to show.
“She is really push button, she makes my job really easy,"
said Ouellette in the winner's circle. "She’s not that easy
during the week the guys tell me; she’s got a lot of character
to her. But on the racetrack she’s very professional.
“We weren’t going that [fast] in the middle half," he
continued. "I was just keeping my mare awake and she felt really
good. Late in the stretch, I heard Timmy [Tetrick with Intense
America] coming on the outside so I urged her on because she was
a little sleepy. She hadn’t really got started yet, but she
picked up the bit and went on.
“At that point [entering the stretch], she had things her
way. She’s a good strong horse.”
Crys Dream paid $3.70 to win for the fourth consecutive time.
The homebred daughter of Taurus Dream-Crystas Image, a
half-sister to Breeders Crown winner Brigham Dream ($639,981),
is trained by Henrik Hollsten and owned by Reve Avec Moi
Dreamwithme of Knowlton, QC. She is now five-for-six in her
career with prior wins in the In Free Trotting Series and
Champlain Stakes. The lion’s share of the purse boosted her
bankroll to $332,565.
When asked what's left on her stakes schedule, Ouellette said,
"There's not a whole lot for her this year, which could be a
blessing in disguise because she’ll be fresh and there’s plenty
for her to go on to for the rest of her career.”
For recaps and replays of tonight's eliminations for the
Milton Stakes (aged pacing mares) and an Ontario Sires Stakes
Gold Final (two-year-old pacing colts),
click here.
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