I Did It My Way beats Pebble Beach at Red Mile

Lexington, KY — On Tuesday (Aug. 23) I Did It Myway (Captaintreacherous – Flyme The Moon) did exactly that when he and harness racing pilot Andrew McCarthy allowed Kentucky champion Pebble Beach (Todd McCarthy) to dictate the pace prior to assuming control in the stretch at Red Mile in the $80,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Championship division for 3-year-old male pacers.

The final time was 1:48.3. McCarthy made a clean sweep of each Championship event when he and Eternal Lee (Southwind Frank-Charity Hall) captured the $80,000 third round of the sophomore filly trot division in 1:51.

Red Mile also hosted two $30,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth series for sophomore trotting fillies and sophomore male pacers and four $15,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Golden Rod series for female sophomore trotters and male pacers.

I Did It Myway and his driver were content to sit in fourth in the five-horse field as David Miller sent Six Feet Apart (David Miller) to the lead right off the gate. They set the first fraction of :27.1 prior to favorite Pebble Beach sailing by before the half-mile pole from third.

Pebble Beach paced the half-mile in :55, three-quarters in 1:22.1 and was outfinished by his rival who steadily advanced and found another gear as the wire loomed. Pebble Beach held for second and Dancin Sancho (Trevor Smith) was third.

I DID IT MYWAY REPLAY

Trained by Tony Alagna, I Did It Myway is owned by Country Club Acres, his breeder, Joe Sbrocco, Don Latore and Alagna and Fodera Racing.

The colt is the first foal from his damHe has earned $338,658 and has a record of 19-9-1-3.

I Did It Myway reeled off five straight wins to begin his career prior to finishing ninth in the $254,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes final. He was sixth in the $660,000 North America Cup final and third in the $600,000 Meadowlands Pace this year.

Ironically, the younger McCarthy was his regular driver when I Did It Myway was a 2-year-old.

The colt paid $5.40 to win.

Eternal Lee and her driver turned the tables on favored Selfie Queen to collect her fourth win of the season and second in the Championship series. The filly allowed Date Night (Andy Miller) to lead the field through the first-quarter mile while trotting in fifth and Bare My Soul (Yannick Gingras) moved to the top after a half-mile in :55.2.

The filly made her move prior to the three-quarter mile marker and dared her rivals to come get her. No one could. Date Night was second and Yanaba (T. McCarthy) was third.

ETERNAL LEE REPLAY

Now trained by Chris Ryder, Eternal Lee was second to Kentucky champion Selfie Queen in last year’s 250,000 final when conditioned by Julie Walker. The filly competes as a homebred for Murray Ferguson Jr.

Eternal Lee sports a resume of 15-5-3-2 and possesses a bankroll of $245,488.

She paid $36.12 to win as the second longest shot on the board and established a new lifetime mark.

Racing resumes at Red Mile on Sunday (Aug. 28) and will follow the normal Sunday, Monday, Tuesday schedule.

First post is 1 p.m. EST.

For complete race results, click here.

by Kimberly French, for The Red Mile