Icy Blue Scooter rallies for winner’s circle return

Icy Blue Scooter (Blue Burner) won for the first time since August in a late-charging harness racing victory to take the Preferred at Century Mile on Saturday (Jan. 14).

After sitting fifth through the opening half mile, Nathan Sobey put the gelding on the back of first-over Outlaw Gunzablazin (David Kelly). The leaders held firm into the final eighth of a mile, but Icy Blue Scooter kicked in on the outside and rolled by them to score in 1:53.2. Whiplash Smile (Tyler Miller) was a length-and-three-quarters back in second. Shark Week (Michael Hennessy) finished third.

ICY BLUE SCOOTER REPLAY

Icy Blue Scooter is now 40-for-188 lifetime. The 10-year-old has earned $349,173. He most recently won on Aug. 13 and hadn’t won at Century Mile since 2019. Sobey trains the gelding and co-owns him with Diane Bertrand and Robert Gilhespy of Lake Country.

Drivers Kelly and Brandon Campbell topped the charts of the 13-race program, each winning four. Kelly also trained three of his winners.

Century Mile racing will return on Saturday, Jan. 21.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink