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Harness racing's top three-year-old trotters converged at The Red Mile Sunday afternoon for their turn in the Bluegrass Series spotlight. Cee Bee Yes turned in a dazzling world record performance while Jimmy Takter trainees swept the rest of the divisions.


Three-Year-Old Trotting Fillies


Cee Bee Yes became the fastest sophomore trotting filly in the history of harness racing as she collared former record holder Lifetime Pursuit at the wire in 1:50.2 to kick off Sunday's Bluegrass stakes.


Firing off the gate from the outside post seven, Cooler Schooner (David Miller) established the lead through a :27.4 opening panel in the first of two $86,700 filly divisions. Meanwhile, driver Scott Zeron was able to settle post six starter Cee Bee Yes into the pocket spot ahead of 1-9 favourite Lifetime Pursuit (Yannick Gingras).


Cooler Schooner led the strung out field through a blistering half in :53.2 (:25.3) before Lifetime Pursuit edged out from third. The three-quarters mark was reached in 1:21.4.


Lifetime Pursuit, who began her six race win streak back in the Hambletonian Oaks with a 1:50.4 world record performance, took over the lead at the head of the stretch while Cooler Schooner broke stride shortly after.


Lifetime Pursuit opened up a couple lengths on top, but Cee Bee Yes came storming home and eventually edged by in the final strides. Heavens Door (Ake Svanstedt) recovered from a miscue at the start of the race to finish third, five lengths behind.

 

Overlooked at the betting windows at odds of 56-1, Cee Bee Yes returned a whopping $115.40 to win.


"I didn't expect her to be the fastest of all time, but I knew the race would set up with fast fractions and she's a very tough filly," said Andy Miller, husband of trainer Julie Miller. "Scott did a good job getting her into the race and he was patient and he got her home."

 

Jason and Douglas Allen's Muscles Yankee-Enbeecee filly is expected to retire at the end of the season to become a broodmare.