Mr. Prankster goes 2 up in as many starts in the new season after winning the WEBN Stakes
The Michael Maker trained 3-year-old colt, Mr. Prankster continues to fly high in his sophomore season, as he has gone 2 races undefeated in his 2012 campaign, and recently posted a magnificent win in the $50,000 WEBN Stakes, answering his critics over going two turns in style by posting a massive seven and a half length victory over Phantom Fury, over a distance of 1 mile at Turfway Park on 4 February, 2012.
The son of It’s No Joke, out of mare Cremedelacramer by Avenue of Flags, Mr. Prankster was exiting a win in the Stakes Turfway Prevue Stakes at Turfway Park, over six and a half furlongs on an all-weather track at Turfway Park on 7 January, 2012.
He defeated 11 other colts and geldings to win the $50,000 test, and now he is looking good after being stretched out in distance and going at two turns.
Mr. Prankster was stretched out in distance once before in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill Downs on 26 November, 2011, where he was thoroughly beaten, under jockey E. Prado, as he finished 11th over a distance of 1 1/16 miles.
After his win in the WEBN Stakes, that race seem to had happened way back, as the colt showed that he has come a long way from that defeat.
“Yes, I was worried about the distance,” said winning trainer, Mike Maker.
Mike added:
“But last time (he ran a route distance) he came off a layoff and he had some issues in-between. And obviously the competition (in the graded race) was stiffer than it was today. So I thought it was worth a shot today because, one, I’m half-owner and I stable here, and two, he ran well over the Polytrack at Presque Isle so I thought I’d keep him here for the stakes and try (two turns) again.”
Mr. Prankster broke last from the far outside, and angled in early, out to advance three wide on the second turn.
He was challenged after six furlongs, but Mr. Prankster held his nerve and drew off gamely to win the race by a massive margin.
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