Delaware County Fair: M-M's Dream stars in Miss Versatility Series final

M-M's Dream showed again that when she races barefoot that she's even more dangerous than usual, as she went down the road to win the $95,000 final of the Miss Versatility Series for older trotting mares on Thursday evening at the Delaware (Ohio) County Fairgrounds.

Driven by Yannick Gingras, M-M's Dream left from post two and got around 4-5 favorite Call Me Goo (Tim Tetrick) to take charge prior to the 28 1/5 quarter. From there, M-M's Dream continued to show the way to the half in 57 2/5 and the three-quarters in 1:25 as Bravo Angel S (Jason Bartlett) put pressure on her from first-over.

In the lane Call Me Goo found a seam up the inside and Bravo Angel S continued to battle on uncovered, but neither could get by M-M's Dream, as she held sway over Call Me Goo by half a length in a 1:53 performance. Bravo Angel S was third and Elista Hanover (David Miller) worked out a second-over trip from the outside post and wound up fourth.

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"I knew Yannick was going to push off the gate. That was our best chance to win it," said winning co-owner Frank Baldachino. "She can leave with the car, which is rare for a trotter, and on a half-mile track you've got to be on the front.

"That's an advantage for her. It's not for all horses to pull shoes and actually get better at their craft, but for her it's a big advantage for us when the track condition is set up and we can pull her shoes. She's so game and she just wants to win, so she's pretty rare."

Baldachino also mentioned that M-M's Dream is in her final year of racing.

Ron Burke trains M-M's Dream, a 6-year-old daughter of Swan For All bred by Mervin Miller, for Baldachino and Hillside Stables. She has a summary of 35-10-8 from 64 starts, has put away $2,049,167 and paid $7 to win.