Kountry Legacy lunges to Kentucky Championship Series win
Kountry Legacy, driven by Trace Tetrick, wins for the fourth time in seven seasonal starts. Amanda Stephens photo
Lexington, KY — Indiana invader Kountry Legacy popped when shipping for the $80,000 final leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday night (Sept. 6) at The Red Mile and snatched victory in a 1:51.1 effort.
Starting from the pylon post, Kountry Legacy (driven by Trace Tetrick) pushed to protect position as Goodwalkspoiled (Kyle Husted) brushed forward for the lead through a :27.3 first quarter. Goodwalkspoiled strolled up the backstretch as Banana Beach (Josert Fonseca), parked from the start when floating out of post 9, progressed uncovered up the rim with Seaside Ubeaut (Dexter Dunn) slotting into a second-over spot and Jk Simcha (Marvin Luna) into a third-over seat approaching a :56.1 half. Banana Beach began to waver around the last turn and began to retreat at three-quarters in 1:24.2, giving Kountry Legacy room to angle out of the pocket. Once given clear sailing, Kountry Legacy quickened smoothly and slid by Goodwalkspoiled while staving off flanking late pursuers with a :26.2 final quarter to win by two lengths at the beam. Jk Simcha rallied for second over Seaside Ubeaut while Dame Frances (Atlee Bender) skimmed the pylons for fourth.
Jeff Cullipher trains Kountry Legacy, a filly by Capt Midnight out of 2019 Dan Patch Horse of the Year Shartin N, and co-owns her with Pollack Racing LLC. The filly won her fourth race from seven starts this season, has now banked $142,296 in her career, and paid $7.10 to win.
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