CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. – I Luv The Nitelife and L Dees Lioness upset in their respective $129,748 Eternal Camnation divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday evening at Mohawk.
I Luv The Nitelife broke her maiden while pulling off an 8-1 upset for trainer Chris Ryder and driver Jack Moiseyev.
Macharoundtheclock (Brian Sears) clocked the opening panel of :27.3 before I Luv The Nitelife was on the move from in third. As soon as the pacing miss cleared, the 7-5 favourite, Love Canal (Jody Jamieson), who had tracked her cover, took command just prior to the half in :55.2.
As the fillies marched past the three-quarters in 1:24.2, I Luv The Nitelife was angled to the outside and proceeded to open up on the field winning by a handy three lengths in 1:51.4. Macharoundtheclock finished second and Love Canal took show honours.
"We have been really happy with her the last two weeks," said Ryder, from the winner’s circle. "She raced well last time. We were really expecting her to race well. She paced [1]:51.2 in her last start finishing third and we are really not surprised. She looked like she won pretty easy. I haven’t had a chance to talk to Jack. She won by open lengths so I can’t tell you I was expecting that, but I am really not surprised."
The $64,874 payday lifted the daughter of Rocknroll Hanover-Lisjune’s bankroll to $69,537 for owners Richard and Joanne Young. I Luv The Nitelife paid $18.10 to win.
In the other split, L Dees Lioness went gate-to-wire to capture the lion’s share of the purse for trainer Casie Coleman and driver Scott Zeron.
At odds of 9-1, the daughter of Somebeachsomewhere-L Dees Val held the lead through fractions of :26.4, :55.3 and 1:23.4, before stopping the clock in a new mark of 1:51.2. The 3-5 favourite, Parlee Beach (Randy Waples), got up for second and Somwherovrarainbow (Time Tetrick) finished third.
The two-time winner has yet to miss the board in her five lifetime starts. With the triumph, L Dees Lioness increased her bankroll to $103,937 for owner/breeder Lawrence Dumain, who shares ownership with Carlo Lattinelli. She returned $20.10 to win.
I Luv The Nitelife and L Dees Lioness are eligible to the $630,000 Shes A Great Lady scheduled for Saturday, September 1. Eliminations for the rich event are slated for next Saturday, August 25. Both will be contested at Mohawk.