Pebble Beach seeks to settle the score at Red Mile

On Monday (Sept. 5), Red Mile will host two $80,000 fourth round legs of the Kentucky Championship series, two $30,000 fourth round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth series and three $15,000 fourth round legs of the Kentucky Golden Rod series for male and female sophomore trotters and pacers.

Pebble Beach and I Did It Myway meet for the fourth occasion in this series, with the North America Cup winner attempting to draw even with his rival so each horse would possess two triumphs in sire stakes action.

Defending Kentucky champion Pebble Beach and his regular reinsman, Todd McCarthy, took the first round of this series on Aug. 7 in 1:53.1. I Did It Myway and his normal pilot, Andrew McCarthy, checked in fourth. The son of Captaintreacherous-Flyme To The Moon, however, turned the tables on Pebble Beach in the second round of the Championship series on Aug. 15 in 1:48.2 with Pebble Beach in second. The third leg on Aug. 23 yielded the same result, with I Did It Myway hitting the wire in 1:48.3.

This is the first time I Did It Myway, who is trained by Tony Alagna, has captured two consecutive races since putting together a five-race winning streak to begin his career at 2. Owned by County Club Acres, Joe Sbrocco, Don Latore and Alagna And Fodera Racing, the colt was bred by Sbrocco. I Did It Myway will leave from post position two in the field of the field of five in the seventh race. He is 2-1 on the morning line and sports a resume of 19-9-1-3 with a bankroll of $338,658.

Pebble Beach has never missed the board in his career. The ultra-consistent son of Downbytheseaside-Santa Rosa, trained by Noel Daley, is owned by Patricia Stable, Joe Sbrocco, Country Club Acres and Laexpressfoderadedeovolente. Pebble Beach was bred by Brittany Farms. He will leave from post position one and is 3-2 on the morning line. Pebble Beach has earned $937,650 in purse money and has a record of 20-12-5-3.