Boyce charges take two stakes
Mike Porcaro
Midwest Thoroughbred
We’ll bet that when she woke up on Saturday morning, Oct. 8, trainer Michele Boyce didn’t imagine that by the end of the day she’d be “seeing double.” Double-stakes winners that is, with two Boyce-trained Illinois-foaled charges winning a pair of 1-1/16 miles, $60,000 Stakes races, the Robert F. Carey and Indian Maid at Hawthorne Race Course.
In the Carey, Princeville Condo, a son of Morluc, avoided potential trouble after being blocked and angling four-wide with rider Josbin “JZ” Santana guiding the gelding to a half-length win over Gleam of Hope and Tazz after a tremendous surge in the stretch. Proceed Bee and Mr. Vegas dead-heated for fourth. Princeville Condo is owned by Cherrywood Stables II and Terry Biondo.
Princeville Condo, with Josbin Santana, winning the Robert F. Carey at Hawthorne
photo credit to Four-Footed Foto
The Boyce-Cherrywood-Santana team struck earlier in the Indian Maid with a win by Happy Henrietta, masterfully ridden by Santana who got out fast and never looked back despite a final surge by Mourette. Happy Henrietta won by three lengths with Mourette second and Instant Style third. Trac N Jam was the fourth place finisher.