Late brush wins $35,000 Invitational

With a :27.4 last quarter mile, Silk Cloud A (Shadow Play) and harness racing driver Jordan Stratton was able to outkick three rivals in the stretch to win the $35,000 Fillies & Mares Invitational Pace Friday (May 31) at Yonkers Raceway.

The 2^nd race feature started with Coachellabound N (Jason Barlett) outdueling Majorca N (George Brennan) to the opening quarter mile in :27.2.

Coachellabound N led the field to the half mile in :55.4 with Karma Seelster (Austin Siegelman) starting to come up first-over from fifth place. Picking up that live cover in the backstretch was the race favorite, Silk Cloud A.

By the three-quarters in 1:23.2, Karma Seelster was gaining on pacesetter Coachellabound N while Majorca N was trapped in the two-hole.

Coming down the stretch it became a four-horse race to the finish and fastest of all was Silk Cloud A, who narrowly defeated Karma Seelster by a neck in 1:51.4. Coachellabound N was third.

SILK CLOUD A REPLAY

It was a lifetime mark and the fifth win this year for Silk Cloud A. The six-year-old mare is trained by Peter Tritton for owners Eric Good, Rich Lombardo Stable and David Kryway. She paid $3.90 to win.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink