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Stakes record in Valley Victory.
Blue Porsche set a
new stakes record and lowered his own track and Canadian record by virtue of
a 1:54.1 performance in the $539,000 Valley Victory for two-year-old
trotting colts.
Whiskey Tax (Randy Waples) was the early leader from the
rail, taking the field to the first quarter in :27.3. The Evictor (David
Miller) rolled up to take over past the first marker with Blue Porsche and
Trevor Ritchie hot on his heels and clearing at the :57.1 half.
Blue Porsche led the field past three-quarters in 1:25.4
while his fellow elimination winner Luckycharm Hanover (John Campbell)
applied first over pressure before ducking into the pocket down the stretch
leaving him to fend off the late-closing Pastor Stephen (Yannick Gingras)
for the 1:54.1 triumph.
Pastor Stephen finished one length behind with Luckycharm
Hanover two and a quarter lengths back in third.
“The weather was much better tonight and there was far
less wind,” noted Bob Burgess, who co-owns with trainer Blair Burgess’ wife,
Karin Olsson Burgess.
“This is a modest size colt. This is a June 16th colt --
he’s a good size for that but he’s never going to be a great big horse,”
said Burgess of the Glidemaster-Machita colt, who was a $22,000 buy back
last year at the Harrisburg Yearling Sale. “At the sale nobody wanted him
because he was a June 16th colt and I named him originally after my car so
they didn’t like that either I guess so no one bid on him.”
The end result has worked out in the Burgess’ favour as
Blue Porsche has recorded five wins in nine outings earning $405,661 so far
in his career. He also boasts wins in the Champlain Stakes and Bluegrass
Series.
Blue Porsche paid $4.30 to win as the bettor’s choice.
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