Slippin The Clutch, It’s Pacific Time win 3YO Iowa Finals

 

 

–from Gretchen Roland for the Iowa Harness Horsemen’s Association

 

Humboldt, IA — The top ten 3-year-old pacers faced fierce competition at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds for the Iowa-Registered Championship races held on Sunday (Sep 27).

 

Three-year-old championship races began with the John Nessa Memorial for pacing colts.  From post position one-to-five the field included Slippin The Clutch, Cashncam, Always Hotspeed, Legal Liar and Yankee On The Move.  Iowa limits it’s finals’ fields to five so no horse starts from the second tier.  Pairing with leading driver Will Roland, Slippin The Clutch was the favorite leading the season in wins (12 in 14 starts) and 2020 earnings ($32,821).  He also had the fastest fair mile in 1:57.2 at What Cheer at the end of August.

 

As he has throughout the season, Slippin the Clutch used his gate speed to capture the lead into turn one. The rest of the field quickly settled with Legal Liar dropping in second followed by Cashncam, Always Hotspeed and Yankee On The Move.  The colts held their positions passing the quarter pole in 30.4 and parading by the grandstand the first time in 1:02.3 with just five lengths covering the field.  Driver Adam Hauser tipped out Yankee On The Move at the half and gradually picked off contenders.  Slippin The Clutch made it to the three-quarters in 1:32.4 with Yankee On The Move having taken over second. As they rounded the final turn, Slippin The Clutch switched gears and accelerated home taking the race in 2:01. Yankee On The Move was second and Legal Liar was third.

 

Slippin The Clutch is trained by Curtis Carey and owned by Jay Delong of Clinton, Wis, Rick & CD Huffman of Sigourney, Iowa and Jeff Carey of Columbus Junction, Iowa.  He was raised by Alan and Randall Eden of Lone Tree, Iowa out of their Artsplace mare Sweet Otra.  Slippin The Clutch is by the Iowa’s Miilionaire Cam, sire of multiple Iowa 2- and 3-year-old champions.

 

The Terwilliger Family Memorial Pace featured the top 3-year-old Iowa Registered fillies.  Shining Jewels drew post position one, followed by Ivy B Poison. It’s Pacific Time, Jennie Ann and Supreme Dumpling.  Rob Anderson’s Jennie Ann had posted the fastest mile on the Iowa circuit in a 1:58.3 performance at West Liberty.  It’s Pacific Time led the field in wins (10) and 2020 earnings ($46,950).

 

Driver Chad Svendson and It’s Pacific Time surged from the center of the field taking the early lead.  Ivy B Poison filed in second with Jennie Ann charging on the outside to challenge It’s Pacific Time up the backside.  Jennie Ann captured the lead passing the quarter in 29.4 and the half in 1:00.  With It’s Pacific Time sitting in the pocket, Ivy B Poison made her move sweeping up to second when Jennie Ann hit the three-quarter pole at 1:29.1.  At the top of the stretch Jennie Ann pulled ahead just enough for Svendsen to find racing room sneaking It’s Pacific Time out in front of Ivy B Poison. With nothing but an open stretch between them and the finish line, Jennie Ann and It’s Pacific Time grinded to the wire with It’s Pacific Time taking the win in 1:59.4, the fastest pace of the Iowa Championships. Ivy B Poison held on for third.

 

It’s Pacific Time won on her home track for owner John Hendricks and trainer Joel McDanel, both of Humboldt, IA.  Raised by Hendricks out of the Cam’s Card Shark mare Pacific Fling and from the first crop of the Minnesota sire It’s That TIme, It’s Pacific Time is dual eligible to Iowa and MInnesota.

 

Sunday’s card concludes the 2020 Iowa racing season. Iowa racing will resume in May 2021.

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