Lover Of Art Makes Winning Entrance In Debutante Stake
East Rutherford, NJ [July 1, 2009] - Two-year-old fillies were in the spotlight Wednesday night as Historic Week began at the Meadowlands.
In the featured event, Lover Of Art [$4.40, $2.60, $2.80] rallied from seventh at the top of the stretch to take the $71,662 Debutante Stake. Driven by Tim Tetrick, the daughter of Artsplace-Promise Me Hanover stopped JK Sure I Can [$2.40, $2.10] by a half-length in 1:56.3 to win her career debut. It was another half-length back to Camsamericangirl [$4.80] in third. Chris Ryder trains the homebred filly for Brittany Farms of Versailles, KY and the Brian P. Monieson Revtrust of Northbrook, IL.
Three divisions of the $94,460 Acorn Stake were also contested, with Cantab It All [$2.80, $2.40, $2.60] trotting the fastest of the miles in 1:58.3. The daughter of Cantab Hall-Better Odds romped to a five-length victory for driver John Campbell and trainer Jimmy Takter in the fifth race. Bone A Fide [$4.40, $4.60] and Twist In The Tail [$2.60], also from the Takter Stable, were the best of the rest. Cantab It All was an $80,000 yearling purchase by Christina Takter of East Windsor, NJ, John Fielding and Melvin Hartman of Ontario, and Falkbolagen Ab of Sweden.
Behindcloseddoors (Andover Hall-Margarita Nights) won the first of the Acorn splits in 1:59.1 for John Campbell and trainer Chuck Sylvester, while Secret Magic, another daughter of Cantab Hall, got up by a head to take the middle division in 2:00 for Mike Lachance and Ron Gurfein.
Historic Week continues Thursday night with the $91,060 Harriman Cup and $79,162 Goshen Cup for freshman colt trotters and pacers.
