Im On Cloud Nine and Jack Moiseyev (Photo Courtesy WEG/New Image Media)
Three-year-old filly trotters and pacers dazzled in
their respective SBOA Stakes finals on Friday nigh, May 25th at Mohawk.
After lowering her lifetime mark in her elimination last week, trotting filly
Im On Cloud Nine put forth another career-best performance in the $159,218
final.
The Kevin O’Reilly trainee got under the wire in 1:54.2, which was one-fifth
of a second off the stakes record.
The 6-5 favourite sat behind fractions of :27.4, cut by Smarty Pants (Sylvain
Filion), and :56.4 and 1:24.4 put up by Sugar Wheeler (Paul MacDonell). But
before the half, Im On Cloud Nine caught second-over cover, which was provided
by the other elimination winner, Lovely Vacation (Randy Waples).
In the stretch, Im On Cloud Nine and driver Jack Moiseyev angled three-wide
to find open racetrack. The pair was then able to track down the leader to win
by two lengths. Lovely Vacation and Smarty Pants finished second and third,
respectively.
“I couldn’t have planned it any better,” said Moiseyev, following the
victory. “It just worked out perfect. She is a very game filly. When she gets a
trip like that, she usually has a big kick at the end.”
The daughter of Angus Hall-Celebrity Angel, who swept the Celias Counsel
Series at Woodbine and captured the Ontario Prep Series final at Flamboro Downs,
is six-for-seven this season. The seven-time career winner lifted her lifetime
earnings to $196,549 for owner W J Donovan.
Im On Cloud Nine returned $4.70 to win.
Jet Wash Cleans Up
Jet Wash pulled off the 8-1 upset in the $161,218 SBOA final for trainer Jeff
Gillis and driver Jody Jamieson.
The pacing miss, who followed behind splits of :26, :53.4 and 1:21.1, was
eighth past the three-quarter marker. Jet Wash then used a :27.4 final quarter
to get to the finish line first and lower her lifetime mark to 1:50.3.
The winning filly and the late-rallying Class Of O Nine (Randy Waples), who
finished second by a neck, survived a judges inquiry for interference. Cooking
The Books (Jack Moiseyev) got up for third.
“She can fly,” praised Jamieson. “She can spread her wings and fly for a
piece of the mile. She can’t carry that speed the whole way, but she is an
opportunistic horse that when they go fast up front, she is going to pick up
some pieces late.”
The homebred daughter of Jeremes Jet-Shes Beachy, who was unraced at two, is
three-for-seven this season. With the win, she lifted her lifetime earnings to
$110,909 for Gillis, who owns a piece of the bay with Jonathan Binks, Mac Nichol
and Ellen Ott.
