Balandeen puts familiar team back in winner's circle with victory in Highland Ice

Mary Rampellini|Apr 03, 2018

Coady Photography/Will Rogers Downs Balandeen wins the Highland Ice Stakes at Will Rogers on Tuesday, giving jockey David Cabrera and trainer Chris Hartman their second stakes win in two days there.

Trainer Chris Hartman and jockey David Cabrera completed a sweep of the first two stakes of the Will Rogers Downs meet on Tuesday, when Balandeen rallied for a length win over Topofthemountain in the $50,000 Highland Ice.

The victory came on the heels of the trainer and rider teaming to win the $50,000 Miranda Diane on Monday with Defy.

The Highland Ice was a six furlong race for 3-year-olds and up.

Balandeen ($8.60), who was moving back to the main track after racing on turf, was content to stalk fractions of 22.58 seconds for the opening quarter and 45.24 for the half-mile before going on to cover the distance on a fast track in 1:10.07.

Balandeen won his second stakes race in the Highland Ice, earning $29,952. He has now won 4 of 20 starts and banked $252,867. He is a son of Bernardini and races for Joe Davis.

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