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Collecting his second stakes victory in as many tries at Finger Lakes Gaming and Racing, Chester and Mary Broman’s homebred I’m Stoked wired the field of the $50,000 Leon Reed Memorial, a six furlong sprint for New York-breds three and up formerly known as the Wine Country Handicap and renamed in remembrance of the Finger Lakes employee who tragically lost his life on November 19, 2005.
Breaking on top in the field of seven colts and geldings, the 4-year-old son of Hook and Ladder quickly opened up a length on his rivals, clocking testing early fractions of 21.84 and 44.53 under jockey Wilfredo Rohena. Essentially unchallenged around the far turn, and asked for a little more in the stretch, the 3-5 favorite continued to hold sway and crossed the finish line with a 2-length margin of victory in a final time of 1:10.42 over a drying-out racetrack that had been upgraded to “good” before the race.
Frisky Warrior finished well for second, closing from fourth, followed two lengths back by Sundae On Sunday. The order of finish was completed by Bass River Road, who tracked in second early and pressed somewhat in the far turn, Smokem’s Charm, Al’s Deputy and Il Vagabondo. [VIDEO]
Trained for the Bromans by Mike Hushion, I’m Stoked is now a six-time winner in eleven starts and a dual stakes winner, having captured the George W. Barker Handicap at Finger Lakes in May. He has earned $200,263.
I’m Stoked is one of two winners out of his winning Kentucky-bred dam Wouldthisbemagic (Clever Trick), an $110,000 purchase by the Bromans at the 2008 Keeneland November sale. Wouldthisbemagic, a half-sister to graded stakes winner Street Magician, has a yearling filly by Bernardini and a weanling filly by More than Ready. She was bred to Here Comes Ben this spring.
