Blue Ivy rolls in Open at Northfield Park

Northfield, OH — Harness racing pacer Blue Ivy (Captaintreacherous) made it two in a row in the $20,000 Filly & Mare Open at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (May 13) night.

Cyclone Seelster (Billy Davis Jr.) jumped on Blue Ivy (Aaron Merriman) into the first turn. The pair would duel, entering the backstretch with Blue Ivy coming away with the lead.

At the quarter in :27, the field stacked up behind Blue Ivy, with race favorite Coastal (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) coming away in third. Merriman wasn’t able to get much of a breather in the second quarter, getting to the half in :55.4, with Rock Me Cristal (Ryan Stahl) and Mystical Virgin (Kurt Sugg) beginning a bid on the outside.

The pace began to quicken, entering the backstretch with Rock Me Cristal advancing on the outside to overtake Cyclone Seelster at three-quarters in 1:23.2.

Turning for home, Cyclone Seelster found room inside to take her shot at the big mare but came up a head short as Blue Ivy was kept to task, winning in 1:51.3. Rock Me Cristal tired but dug in to finish third.

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Owned by trainer Renee Bercury, she earned her 53rd career victory and pushed her earnings to $783,910.

Live racing resumes on Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. MGM Northfield Park currently races on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. For more information on live racing and promotions, visit here.

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by Michael Carter, for MGM Northfield Park