$70,000 Cordin Sire Stakes Finals held

The Red Mile was the scene Monday afternoon (Oct. 31) of two $70,000 harness racing finals of the Corbin Sire Stakes for two-year-old colt and filly trotters.

The first final for the trotting colts was the 3^rd race were Prince Of Honor (Walner) made a bold three-wide move at the three-quarters en route to an impressive victory for driver Todd McCarthy.

Race favorite Espresso (Andy Miller) took the early lead away from Grizz Wyllie (David Miller) after an opening quarter mile in :28.3. Once on the lead, Espresso cut the mile to the halfway mark in :57.3.

Going to the three-quarters, Ari Ferrari J (Dexter Dunn) came first-over to challenge while Prince Of Honor and McCarthy were swinging three-wide from fifth place to try and catch the leaders.

By the three-quarters in 1:26.1, Ari Ferrari J took the lead away from Espresso and then Prince Of Honor was able to keep his momentum, kicked in a :26.4 last quarter mile and came on to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:53.4. Espresso was second with Point Of Perfect (Andy McCarthy) third.

PRINCE OF HONOR REPLAY

It was the second straight win and sixth victory in just eight starts for Prince Of Honor. He is trained by Carter Pinski for the Pinski Stable and David Hoese. He paid $8.92 to win.

In the 5^th race final for the trotting fillies, it was If The Shoe Fits and driver Andy McCarthy who led the field from the start with Cando Volo (Tony Hall) sitting the pocket trip to the opening quarter in :28.3.

If The Shoe Fits then cut the mile to the half in :57.2. As they curled around the third turn and headed to the backstretch, driver Joe Bongiorno moved Yes Please (Father Patrick) from third on the rail and came after If The Shoe Fits, pressing the leader to the three-quarters in 1:26.1.

If The Shoe Fits still had a comfortable two length lead by the top of the stretch, but Yes Please was not done yet for Bongiorno as she kept on trotting and went on to win by one and one-quarter lengths in 1:54.1. If The Shoe Fits was second with Paradise Lindy (Dexter Dunn) third.

YES PLEASE REPLAY

It was the second straight win and fifth victory on the year for Yes Please. She is trained by Tony Alagna for owner-breeder Brittany Farms and paid $10.92 to win.

For complete race results, click here.

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink