STICKNEY – Friday evening at Hawthorne featured a pair of divisions of leg three of the Plum Peachy Stakes. The Plum Peachy is for Illinois-bred harness racing three-year-old fillies as each division went with a field of six.
The first division went as race three on the card and was contested over a track listed as good. Favored at post time was Whiskersonkittens (Party At Artsplace) for driver Todd Warren.
Leaving for the lead was Whiskersonkittens as she made the opening quarter in :28.4. On the backstretch, Whiskersonkittens maintained her lead while tracked by Bucklegirl Bobette through the half in :59.2. On the turn, Bucklegirl Bobette moved to head Whiskersonkittens through three quarters in 1:28.2. In the lane, Whiskersonkittens fought back and opened up, drawing clear by four lengths on the wire as the 1-9 choice. Lexington Lady closed late for second while Narcissistic finished third. Final time for the mile was 1:55.2.
Owned by Ronald Knupp and trained by Kim Roth, Whiskersonkittens returned $2.20, $2.10, and $2.10. Lexington Lady paid $4.20 and $3.20 while Narcissistic paid $4.20 to show.
Race six was the second division of the Plum Peachy as Char N Marg (Sportsmaster) was the heavy favorite with Casey Leonard driving.
Early on Dandy's Diva moved to the front but Char N Marg quickly took over through the quarter in :28.2. On the backside, the 1-9 favorite opened up a four length advantage through the half in :58.2. On the turn, Char N Marg got a breather through three quarters in 1:27.4. In the lane, Char N Marg was kept to task, holding clear by four lengths. Ashlee's Fine Lady finished second while LK's Nancy Lee was third. Char N Marg covered the mile in 1:55.1.
Owned by Quaid Racing LLC and trained by Nelson Willis, Char N Marg returned $2.20 and $2.10. Show wagering was cancelled on the race. Ashlee's Fine Lady paid $3.80 to place.
Jim Miller