Odds On Racing - Harness Racing

One Tough Lass Nails Coaching Club Oaks

June 28, 2008

When Snow White broke into a gallop on the final turn, it paved the way to victory for One Tough Lass in the $68,110 Coaching Club Trotting Oaks.

Driver Tim Tetrick and One Tough Lass sat in the pocket behind Snow White as she led the field to the half in a lukewarm 57 seconds. However, the 1-5 favorite broke stride on the final turn, allowing Tetrick and One Tough Lass to pull away to a 7-1/4 lengths victory in 1:56.2.

One Tough Lass is trained by Ross Croghan, and posted her third in 11 career starts. The daughter of Muscles Yankee-Timberlassie is owned by Jon Erdner and William Neumeister.

"I though Snow White was a little suspect going into tonight," Croghan said. "I heard rumors. I figured if she were going to have an off night, we would win.

"She is a real nice filly," he continued. "She should have taken her mark last year, but she went off stride at Lexington when she was on top [on the lead in a race Oct. 3]. She kind of just stumbled that day. It was just one of those baby things. She trained back super."

Snow White, the 2007 2-Year-Old Filly Trotter of the Year, failed to regain stride and finished a distanced fifth. It marked only the second time in 14 career starts that she failed to finish on the board.

"She was never trotting comfortably, the whole mile," John Campbell said of Snow White's miscue. "She was a little unsure of herself at the gate. I just couldn't keep her at it."

Croghan also sent out Knock Three Times to a 1:51.2 victory in the $68,100 Ladyship Stake for 3-year-old filly pacers. David Miller guided the daughter of Western Ideal-Deer Valley to her fourth win in seven starts this season. She also captured the $200,000 Thomas D'Altrui Miss New Jersey on May 31.