5-1 Sweet Mr Pinetucky romps in trot

It was unseasonably warm at 62 and the track was fast, as was Sweet Mr Pinetucky (Pinetucky) as he wired the field in a romp to capture the $18,000 featured harness racing trot at Miami Valley Raceway Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

The 11^th race saw 10 starters on the track and fastest off the gate from post five was the 5-1 Sweet Mr Pinetucky and driver Trace Tetrick. With Illini Earl (Sam Widgerqua) grabbed the two-hole trip as they went by the first quarter in :27.4.

They continued to race single file past the half mile in :57 with Sweet Mr Pinetucky holding the field at bay. By the three-quarters he was up by two lengths in 1:24.3 with no one able to challenge him.

Leading by four lengths at the top of the stretch, Sweet Mr Pinetucky and Tetrick kept it going down the stretch, winning by four and one-quarter lengths in 1:54. Pocket-sitting Illni Earl was second with the race favorite Shine All The Way (Josh Sutton) third.

SWEET MR PINETUCKY REPLAY

The nine-year-old gelding was a five-time winner last season. He is trained and co-owned by Lester Raber with Ralph Raber, who bred the trotter. Sweet Mr Pinetucky paid $12.60 to win.

For complete race results, click here.

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink