Plainridge: MASS hat tricks for Wyatt J, Without A Warning

The third session of the Massachusetts Sire Stakes for 3-year-olds took place at Plainridge Park on Monday (Oct. 19). There was $112,500 in available purses, with two early favorites ending the day three-for-three in the preliminary rounds.

The split for male pacers saw Wyatt J (American Ideal-Think Pink) successful for a third straight week after hanging on for the win.

Wyatt J (Scott Zeron) took early command and led a single file field through five-eighths of a mile without movement. The first one to flinch was R Maddy Blue Chip (Kevin Switzer), who moved towards the leader up the backside and got within a length at the seven-eighths pole. There, Han Solo (Shawn Gray) pulled from fourth, swung three-deep into the lane, and looked like he would take the prize, but Wyatt J was tougher and hung on to a neck victory in 1:52 3/5.

Owned by Ken Jacobs and trained by Linda Toscano, Wyatt J ($2.20) should head into the final as the prohibitive favorite. Bred by Lindy Farms of Connecticut, Wyatt J was a $245,000 yearling purchase at the 2018 Lexington Selected Sale and drew the highest sale price of any American Ideal yearling that year.

The other undefeated participant was Without A Warning (RC Royalty-Concentration), who bested the trotting fillies for the third straight week in a non-betting event.

Without A Warning (Zeron) followed RFL's M London (Jim Hardy) for a quarter mile before Zeron tipped, took the lead, and trotted off with the money. The filly stayed close to the field until the top of the lane where she kicked away to a 2 1/2 length win in 1:57.

After tangling with the likes of Love A Good Story and Hypnotic AM in the New York Sire Stakes all year, Without A Warning has shown her class in this series with three easy wins for trainer George Ducharme. Without A Warning was bred by her owner, Ray Campbell Jr.

In the male trotting division, Dazzling Lindy (Crazed-Lindy On The Rocks) got his first MASS win and did it with a career-best effort.

Dazzling Lindy (Drew Monti) took no prisoners and went right down the road with hectic fractions as the favored Life Is A Feast (Zeron) followed closely. Dazzling Lindy cut quarters of 27, 55.2 and 1:24 1/5. At that last station, Life Is A Feast pulled the pocket and tried to advance, but Monti popped the plugs, and Dazzling Lindy trotted on. He opened up two lengths at the top of the stretch and held off a late lunge from Double Dealing (Shawn Gray) to win by half a length in 1:54 4/5, which was a new lifetime mark.

Dazzling Lindy ($10.20) scored his fourth overall win of the year for his owner the Lindy Farms of Connecticut, who also bred the gelding. Domenico Cecere is the trainer.

Finally the pacing fillies were tamed by She's A Fireball (Western Maverick-Fire Can Fly) on the strength of a big three-quarter move.

Rojas Blue Chip (Monti) stepped to the half in a swift 55 3/5, with Ry's Red Rocket (Matty Athearn) and Shes A Fireball (Ron Cushing) right behind her. As they hit the five-eighths, Cushing pulled Shes A Fireball, then went right around Rojas Blue Chip and opened up two lengths on a fast approaching Ry's Red Rocket. Those two fillies broke away from the field heading into the stretch, but Shes A Fireball was wrapped up and not to be caught, winning by 2 1/2 lengths in 1:54 1/5, tying her lifetime mark.

Shes A Fireball ($5.80) has now won two of the three MASS legs for owners Ron Cushing and Adams Racing. Lucia Les and Kenneth Clairmont bred the winner.

The $720,000 (est.) Massachusetts Sire Stake finals will be held on Monday (Oct. 26) at Plainridge Park, with post time for the first race at 2 p.m. All eight finals will be held on that day.

--press release (Plainridge)--