Buck I St Pat Sets New Breeders Crown Stakes Record

August 22, 2009--East Rutherford, New Jersey

Buck I St Pat tipped off cover in the stretch and soared to a stakes record 1:52 win in the $250,000 Breeders Crown Mare Trot.  Lavec Dream finished three lengths behind in second, while Spice Queen was a distanced third.  
                         
                         Driver Tim Tetrick, caretaker Alex Peralta and 
                                  co-owner Howard Taylor celebrate in the winner's
                                 circle with Buck I St Pat.

Driven by Tim Tetrick, Buck I St Pat shattered the previous record of 1:53.1 set by Peaceful Way in 2005.

"She can just absolutely fly when she's on her game," Tetrick said.  "She can get off someone's helmet like a pacer.  She's just amazing."

With a record of 10 wins in 14 starts, Buck I St Pat was the 2008 Dan Patch award winner as best older female trotter, but a tendon injury kept her out of last year's Crown. 

This year, she has six victories in 12 starts for trainer Ron Burke and owners Howard Taylor of Penn Valley, PA; Ed Gold of Phoenixville, PA; Abe Basen of Las Vegas, NV; and Ron Fuller of Newark, OH.  A six-year-old daughter of Jailhouse Jesse, Buck I St Pat is a career winner of $1.2 million.

"This is our first Breeders Crown and hers, so it's big for us, too," Burke noted.

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