Three straight for Stash The Cookies

Stash The Cookies (Sunfire Blue Chip) notched her third consecutive harness racing victory in the Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap at Century Downs on Friday (Jun. 21).

Away fifth and last in a :28.1 first panel, she circled the field in the second quarter and reached the lead before the half in :57.3. Grey Sea (Tyler Redwood) popped the pocket on her nearing three-quarters in 1:25.1, but Stash The Cookies kicked away by two lengths rounding the final turn and drove home to take a 1:54.3 win. Grey Sea was second by a length-and-a-quarter, followed by If Only Id Known (Phil Giesbrecht).

STASH THE COOKIES REPLAY

Stash The Cookies has won three straight top-class races in a row after a place finish in her seasonal debut. She has tallied 33 wins and collected $341,484 in earnings from 104 lifetime starts. John Chappel conditions the eight-year-old for Derek Gilbert of Brandon.

Also on the card, Outlaw Spiced Rum (Blue Burner, Campbell) extended her own streak to four as she took the 10th race claiming event in 1:55.2. The Travis Ellis trainee battled to a length-and-a-quarter score, her 11th of the season for owners Trevor Williams and Aurel Vodon. The six-year-old is 21-for-68 lifetime with $113,025 in earnings.

OUTLAW SPICED RUM REPLAY

Skys Little Spunk (Armbro Baylor) also won her fourth in a row, going wire-to-wire for a three-length victory in a lower-level claiming event in 1:55.2. Campbell trains and drives the five-year-old for Raymond Henry for Calgary.

SKYS LITTLE SPUNK REPLAY

The first race saw a 36-1 upset when Riverunsnappy (Riverboat King) raced first-up to her first win of the year in 1:56.3. The mare, who had been no closer than six lengths in her previous starts this season, drew clear by three-and-a-quarter lengths for driver Robert Scrannage. John Vukelich trains the seven-year-old and co-owns her with Edwin Loughhead.

RIVERUNSNAPPY REPLAY

Racing continues at Century Downs on Saturday, Jun. 22 with an 11-race card.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink