Meadowlands: Caviart Belle captures Kindergarten final for 2YO filly pacers

Caviart Belle rebounded when winning in the $205,900 Crawford Farms Kindergarten Classic final for 2-year-old pacing fillies as the 6-5 favorite with a 1:49 4/5 blast from off-the-speed on Saturday night (Nov. 4) at the Meadowlands.

A steady clip bubbled as Canigetalouploup steamed to the lead in a 26 3/5 first quarter and charged up the backside to a 54 second half with Sarasota Hanover in the pocket. With action brewing two-wide from midfield, Sarasota Hanover swung out of the pocket to take the lead and attempted to slip clear of her foes as she strode by three-quarters in 1:22.

Spinning off the final turn, Caviart Belle fanned to the center of the track from third-over and began chugging after Sarasota Hanover. Caviart Belle collared Sarasota Hanover with ease in the final eighth while also holding back Miraculous Deo's charge through a seam at the inside to win by two lengths at the beam. Miraculous Deo secured second from Sarasota Hanover with Chiapanecas taking fourth.

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"She's been struggling with a low white blood [cell] count," trainer Nancy Takter said of Caviart Belle, who sparkled earlier this season in Canada with a 1:50 1/5 win in an Eternal Camnation division before being foiled at odds of 3-2 in the She's A Great Lady final in September. "It's been difficult to get her healthy again, but she was slowly getting better and I think just coming back to New Jersey, getting back to the field and kind of being a horse again has really turned her around."

Winning her sixth race from 12 starts, Caviart Belle has now banked $280,432 for owner Caviart Farms. The daughter of Captaintreacherous paid $4.40 to win.