The Western Australian bred harness racing gelding Patrickthepiranha (Mach Three) unleashed a brilliant late rally to win a thrilling $50,000 Bert Beckwith Memorial Final at Plainridge Park, Massachusetts on Monday (July 25).
Settling down in sixth position from the No 8 gate, the six-year-old was sent forward three-wide at the three-quarter mark and outstayed his rivals to win by a head in 1:51.4.
PATRICKTHEPIRANHA REPLAY
It was his sixth win for the year and pushed his lifetime bankroll to $354,651.
The seven-year-old Mach Three gelding Ocean Ridge NZ earned a new speed badge of 1:49.8 when he led throughout at Harrahās Philadelphia on Wednesday (July 27).
Another son of Mach Three in Machiatto came from last to win the $12,000 Open at Tioga Downs, New York in a seasonal best 1:52. It was his sixth success this year and his 31st lifetime.
Monday, 25th July
Plainridge Park, Massachusetts
Patrickthepiranha (Four Starzzz Shark) 1:51.4 – $50,000
Poisedtopounce (Bettorās Delight) 1:51.4 – $17,500
Yonkers Raceway, New York
Smokin By NZ (Mach Three) 1:51.6 – $30,000
Iām Sir Blake (Alta Christiano) 1:51.8 – $30,000
Iām A Gigolo NZ (Sweet Lou) 1:52.4 – $21,500
Tuesday, 26th July
Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania
Tin Roof Raider (Mach Three) 1:52.4 – $7,000
Scioto Downs, Ohio
Brigadier Bronski (Art Major) 1:53 – $6,000
Lion Rock NZ (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:53.6 – $10,500
Wednesday, 27th July
Batavia Downs, New York
Tuapeka Jessie NZ (Bettorās Delight) 1:55 – $15,000
Harrahās Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ocean Ridge NZ (Mach Three) 1:49.8 – $9,900
Thursday, 28th July
Harrington Raceway, Delaware
Major Pocket (Art Major) 1:53 – $25,000
Friday, 29th July
Harrahās Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ideal Tyson (American Ideal) 1:53.4 – $9,900
Iām A Director NZ (Courage Under Fire) 1:54.8 – $9,900
Valloria NZ (Majestic Son) 1:56.2 – $6,300
Whoās Smokin NZ (Bettorās Delight) 1:53.2 – $7,600
Hoosier Park, Indiana
Typhoon Stride NZ (Bettorās Delight) 1:50.2 – $20,000
Tulhurst Santanna (Santanna Blue Chip) 1:50.4 – $15,000
Star Commander NZ (Art Major) 1:50.8 – $9,500
Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ontario
Bettor Notbitter (Bettorās Delight) 1:52.4 – $13,000
Yonkers Raceway, New York
Sheriff NZ (Bettorās Delight) 1:52.2 – $26,000
Provocative Prince NZ (Grinfromeartoear) 1:53 – $22,000
Beltane (Bettorās Delight) 1:53.8 – $11,500
My Carbon Copy NZ (American Ideal) 1:55.4 – $11,500
Saturday, 30th July
Hoosier Park, Indiana
No Win No Feed (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:49 – $22,000
Majestic Player (Majestic Son) 1:51.6 – $22,000
The Meadowlands, New Jersey
Atomic Blast NZ (Auckland Reactor) 1:51 – $12,500
Nouvelle, Quebec
Notaword NZ (Auckland Reactor) 1:59.2 – $1,200
Saratoga Raceway, New York
Mach Le More (Mach Three) 1:52 – $16,000
Optical Illusion NZ (Heās Watching) 1:53 – $12,000
Scioto Downs, Ohio
Lexus With A View (Somebeachsomewhere) 1:50.6 – $28,000
Captain Dolmio NZ (Grinfromeartoear) 1:51.6 – $18,000
Tioga Downs, New York
Could Be Good NZ (Well Said) 1:54.6 – $6,800
Woodbine Mohawk Park, Ontario
Flying Even Bettor NZ (Bettorās Delight) 1:50.8 – $20,000
Yonkers Raceway, New York
Iam Mr Brightside NZ (Julius Caesar) 1:53.2 – $25,000
Son Of A Tiger NZ (American Ideal) 1:53.6 – $17,500
Sunday, 31st July
Bangor Raceway, Maine
Media Queen NZ (Mach Three) 1:57.8 – $4,500
Tyron Bettorās Ella NZ (Bettorās Delight) 1:58.4 – $5,000
Harrahās Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Iām Burlington NZ (American Ideal) 1:52 – $12,000
Jaffa Josh NZ (Auckland Reactor) 1:52 – $12,000
Golden Quest NZ (Bettorās Delight) 1:52.6 – $11,200
Pocono Downs, Pennsylvania
Shecandance NZ (A Rocknroll Dance) 1:51.4 – $12,500
Tioga Downs, New York
Machiatto (Mach Three) 1:52 – $12,000
Higherthananeagle (Mach Three) 1:52.4 – $6,800
Khun Ratha (Bettorās Delight) 1:53.4 – $6,800
Ferdinand (Courage Under Fire) 1:56 – $8,000
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byĀ Carter Dalgety, for Harnesslink