Monarchos Cassie went right to the front and stayed there as she cruised to an impressive three and three quarter length win in the $18,000 City of Roses Handicap. Jockey Troy Stillwell was able to rate the daughter of Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos on the front end and slowed the pace down, with a slow opening half mile of :49.36 seconds. Turning for home there was little doubt that Monarchos Cassie still had something left in the tank as she exploded away from the two wagering favorites, Gameshy and Eloisa, who were left behind in second and third respectively.
Monarchos Cassie races for owner Mylon Buck and is trained by Jonathan Nance. Monarchos Cassie completed the one mile and seventy yard journey with a final time of 1:44.34. It was her fourth win in just six career starts and she has now banked over $20,000 in her young career.
Gameshy finished second as the even money favorite two lengths ahead of Eloisa who finished up third.
News and Notes…..Troy Stillwell and Joe Crispin both collected riding doubles on the day…..Trainer Jonathan Nance is getting closer to catching current leading trainer Jerry Hollendorfer in the trainers standings. Nance picked up two more victories on Wednesday and only trails 40-33 in the standings with 28 days remaining…..All sources handle on Portland Meadows racing for Wednesday February 3rd was $1,353, 933, the second highest single day handle of the meeting…..The Pick 4 pool on Wednesday was the largest since the bet began three weeks ago, with $21,492.46 bet.