The second leg of the Dream Maker Series for two-year-old pacers was once again the Control The Moment show Monday night at Mohawk Racetrack.
The two-year-old son of Well Said scored his third straight victory to begin his career over five rivals in 1:52.3.
Driven by Randy Waples, Control The Moment got away in third and sat in that position until near the half-mile pole, at which point Waples gave the rookie pacer his cue to move up.
The 3/5 favourite cleared to the front around the final turn and it was game over from there.
Control The Moment cruised home in :28.2 to win by two lengths over Kokanee Seelster.
Adrian Hanover finished third, while Derecho was fourth.
A $47,000 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale graduate, Control The Moment has earned $19,000 in three starts for trainer Brad Maxwell, who shares ownership with Howard Taylor, Edwin Gold and Ben Mudry.
The clocking of 1:52.3 knocked more than a second off his previous mark.
Control The Moment paid $3.40 to win.
The Maxwell trainee will now have a chance for a series sweep next Monday in the $36,400 final.
Mark McKelvie