Frank Chick’s dazzling 2-year-old filly Caviart Daisy continued an impressive freshman campaign Sunday with a dominating nine length win in a $8,000 Virginia Breeders’ elimination pace at Shenandoah Downs.
The daughter of Sweet Lou, fresh off a wire-to-wire performance one week ago in the first round of eliminations, was a nose behind front stepping Caviart Amore Mio at the quarter — authored in :28 2/5 — before powering forward. Driver Tony Morgan, competing in Woodstock for the third time ever, led Caviart Daisy to additional panels of :57 1/5 and 1:26 4/5 before crossing in 1:55 3/5, nine-plus lengths in front of Caviart Farms’ runner-up Caviart Amore Mio. Dan Chansky’s Watch Sparks Fly finished third.
Julie Collins’ Caviart Santa Fe took the second fillies division, wiring the field in 1:59 1/5. The daughter of Tall Dark Stranger finished second to Caviart Daisy a week ago but dodged her on Sunday. Driver Eric Davis led the Alex Goldin trainee to initial quarter stanzas in :29 2/5, 1:00 1/5 and 1:30 3/5 before hitting the wire 2 3/4 lengths the best. Chuck Perry’s Luna Speaks was second and Dan Chansky’s Watchoutforda IRS finished third.
Ramona Gillespie’s Caviart Trenton had the best time from a pair of colt & gelding pace eliminations in completing a wire-to-wire effort in 1:56 2/5. The Captain Crunch gelding had a similar effort last week in a first-round triumph when he won by 13 lengths in 1:57.0. Reinsman Tim Deaton was in the sulky for both and prevailed Sunday by 5 3/4 lengths for trainer Janet Davis. Tony Alagna & Caviart Farms’ Caviart Cadet was second and Scott Woogen’s Michelle’s Kyle finished third.
Alagna’s other colt, Hungry Joe, rebounded from a third last week to reach the winners circle Sunday with a two-length victory in 1:57 3/5. Driver Anibal Borjas was in the bike for the Stay Hungry colt who picked up his first lifetime win. Dr. Edward Ward’s Caviart Sheridan, a first-round victor, was the runner-up while Alagna’s Caviart Tucker finished third with Billy Carter aboard.
The $320,000 Virginia Breeder’s Championship Day card is this coming Saturday October 25th when pacing and trotting finals for both sexes will be contested. Winning colt trotters from Saturday’s eliminations were K R Breeding LLC & Robert Rudolph’s Caviart War Room (2:02 3/5) and Bob McKim’s Kalispel (2:01 2/5) while filly winners included Thestable Cherrys Girl & Hutchinson Harness LLC’s Cherry’s Girl (2:02.0) and Stuart Chambers Racing, Bcjm, Inc. & Divine Horse Racing’s Wolfpack One (2:01 1/5).
